[DeTomaso] steering noise question
Mike & Elizabeth
mbefthomas2 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 31 17:46:51 EDT 2022
Sorry that you're having to many issues on a car that's been recently
'restored'.
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of
Christopher Kimball
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2022 12:07 PM
To: David <david at msmcontractors.org>; Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com>
Cc: Pantera Owners Club of America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] steering noise question
Good news about the windows: I moved the passenger switch to the driver's
side, and the driver's side switch to the passenger side, and lo and behold,
now they both work fine. I'm guessing corrosion built up on the terminals,
and when I pulled them off and put them on again it restored the connection.
I'll keep my eye on it and see if there are any other moments of hesitation
with either window.
If only all Pantera projects were so easy to fix!
Now, about that steering noise...
Sincerely,
Chris
________________________________
From: David <david at msmcontractors.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2022 11:37 AM
To: Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com>
Cc: Christopher Kimball <ChrisVKimball at msn.com>; Pantera Owners Club of
America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] steering noise question
You should be able to see the Ammeter move if the motor is working.
> On Jul 31, 2022, at 1:31 PM, Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In my case it was hardened grease after 30 years. Took it apart,
> cleaned, re greased and it is good. Already had brass gears changed by
> my father in 1992.
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 12:41 PM Christopher Kimball
> <[1]ChrisVKimball at msn.com> wrote:
>
> A A The power seems to be there when pushing the window down (it's
> already
> A A down all the way) but nothing when I push the switch up.A I
> beleive the
> A A plastic window gears were replaced by brass units before I
> bought the
> A A car, but that was over 16 years ago, and I'm just taking the
> seller's
> A A word for it.
> A A Sincerely,
> A A Chris
> A A
> A __________________________________________________________________
> A A From: Mike & Elizabeth <[2]mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
> A A Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:34 AM
> A A To: 'Christopher Kimball' <[3]chrisvkimball at msn.com>; 'Pantera
> Owners Club
> A A of America' <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> A A Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] steering noise question
> A A Are you saying that when you hit the window switch, you can
> hear the
> A A motor trying to move the window down but nothing happens when
> you hit
> A A the switch to put it up?A Or, is it down and doesn't want to
> come up?
> A A Besides the switch, it could be that the original plastic gear
> in your
> A A window motor has failed, as in crumbled into little bits, and
> needs to
> A A be replaced.
> A A When I looked under the front of Chris' car, my thought was
> some kind
> A A of binding in the rack and pinion gears or the turning of the
> steering
> A A shaft.A As Chris mentioned, it was quite pronounced when he
> pulled into
> A A the garage, but completely gone after we'd swapped out the ZF
> fluid.
> A A Mike
> A A -----Original Message-----
> A A From: DeTomaso <[5]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On
> Behalf Of
> A A Christopher Kimball
> A A Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:09 AM
> A A To: Pantera Owners Club of America
> <[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> A A Subject: [DeTomaso] steering noise question
> A A I warned you that once I got my car back I'd again be
> inundating you
> A A with questions!
> A A Here are the latest two:
> A A A 1.A A My passenger window decided it no longer wants to go
> up.A The
> A A down position still seems to work.A I'm assuming the switch
> has gone
> A A bad, so I'll order a new pair tomorrow.A In the meantime, is
> there
> A A anything special I need to be aware of when removing the
> current
> A A switches?
> A A A 1.A A After driving about 45 minutes to Mike Thomas' house
> in warm
> A A weather the other day for the gear-oil change , as I pulled
> into Mikes'
> A A garage the front of the car seemed to be groaning when going
> over
> A A bumps, and especially when turning right or left.A Once in the
> garage
> A A and stationery, the sound was quite pronounced when I turned
> the wheels
> A A left or right.A After the oil was changed, probably an hour or
> so, we
> A A jacked up the front of the car and Mike took a look at the
> front wheels
> A A for loose bearings, and we again turned the wheels
> lock-to-lock.
> A A Nothing seemed wrong, and the noise was gone.A Even after the
> car was
> A A back on the ground the noise was no longer there.
> A A Yesterday, in 99-degree heat, I drove about an hour, and the
> sound
> A A returned.A After letting the car sit for a couple of hours,
> again, no
> A A sound.A After driving home again, however, the soundA
> A returned--I
> A A became aware of it after I turned off the freeway and began
> turning
> A A left and right on the side streets.A It almost sounds as if
> something
> A A is binding, or something under there needs lubrication.A Are
> there
> A A places to lube things under the front of the car?A If so, I'm
> ready
> A A with my new, handy-dandy grease gun!A Otherwise, what could be
> the
> A A problem?
> A A I appreciate your help and advice.
> A A Sincerely,
> A A Chris
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