[DeTomaso] What I have for Shocks

Mon Mar 29 18:19:24 EDT 2010

Asa Jay,

You may want to try this as it has worked for me for toooo many years. Find
or make a small flat steel disk about the size of a penny. Weld on a small
screw that will fit into some plastic aquarium hose. Buy 20' of hose and an
earth magnet the same size as the steel disk.

Attach the magnet and disk to the spot you think the noise is coming from.
Plug one end of the hose onto the disk screw and the other end into your
ear. 

Go for a ride and move the magnet around till you find the spot of the
noise.

Warning it is a good idea to tape the hose down as it is no fun having it
ripped from your ear when driving.

Larry (knows nuttin) - Cleveland

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 3:46 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I have for Shocks

It sounds like it's coming from the right front.  But I also have  
experience with noises transmitting to other corners.  You're  
suggestion is a good one, albeit a bit time consuming.  Since I plan  
to work on the car tonight, to isolate the sway bar, I may do this  
swap test next.

Asa Jay

Quoting Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>:

> If nothing else shows up, swap the shocks left to right and see if the
noise
> moves. You said it was from one side only, didn't you?
>
> Tomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
> Sent: den 29 mars 2010 05:34
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I have for Shocks
>
>
> Yes, the stock spring spacers were removed when I had the shocks out
> originally and waiting for the a-arms to return.
>
> I had the front end up in the air half a dozen times today.  I have
> evaluated everything I possibly can.  The bushing in the steering rack
> is in place, I even slid the boot down to check visually.  I moved the
> tires from the right to the left and watched what happened.  The bushing
> stays in place.  The rack does not move (outside its normal travel)
> either by trying to flex the wheel or by hand, either with the wheel on
> the ground (suspension loaded) or off the ground (suspension unloaded).
> All the a-arm connections appear to be tight.  All joints at the body
> appear to be good, no cracks that I could find.  New ball joints, again,
> tight.
>
> I even checked the spindle to the steering arm bolts (three of them) and
> they were tight.  I've checked pretty much every suggestion that has
> come my way and I still have this noise.  It really does sound like the
> steering rack but the rack isn't it that I can diagnose.
>
> The -only- thing not replaced on the front end are the coil-over
> shocks.  I can't get this noise to replicate in the garage on the
> floor.  I even took an eight foot 2x4 under the wheel and tried to
> leverage the wheel to get the noise, still no-go.  I seem to get it
> readily if I'm driving it over small bumps.
>
> My last ditch is the shocks.  I can't cough up the money for new ones at
> the moment, though I'd dearly love to.  One forum member thought he had
> some extra originals but now can't find them.  If anyone else has a
> front set laying around, I'd greatly appreciate even just borrowing them
> for a short while to troubleshoot this noise.
>
> I'm guessing at this point there is something wrong internally with the
> shock that manifests itself over bumps, but again I can't be sure.  The
> car seems to drive fine, track fine on the road and it performed well at
> the autocross.  It's just driving me crazy.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************
> http://www.asajay.com   ***   http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>
>
>
> On 3/28/2010 8:00 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 3/28/10 13 56 15, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Okay, I just came from inspecting the brake pads and front wheel
>>> bearings.  While there, I tried to see what I had for shocks.
>>>
>>> This is what I can barely make out:
>>>
>>> Telcar  (Large T tapering down to a small R)
>>> 7214
>>> S032005
>>>
>>> The body of the shock is Black, not blue as I had earlier surmised.
>>> This is on the Front only, not the rear.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me more about these shocks?
>>>
>>>
>> Sure, they are stock L-model shocks, cheap, serviceable when new, not
bad,
>> not particularly great.   You can either evaluate them yourself, or take
>> them somewhere and have them checked by somebody who knows what a proper
> shock
>> should feel like.   I'd definitely do that before I spent dime one on
>> replacement bushings for them!
>>
>> Do you still have the stock spring spacers?   If so this would be the
>> perfect opportunity to remove them.
>>
>> Mike
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