[DeTomaso] What I have for Shocks

Mon Mar 29 18:20:21 EDT 2010

That's ingenious!

Asa Jay

Quoting Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>:

> 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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