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Posted by: aharder Mar 23 2018, 02:21 PM

Pleased with what I found





Car wash power spray cleaned them up.





Only a couple of spots I have to do some preventive rust work to

A little concerned about founding this.



Looks like I'll be doing some Trailing Arm work soon.

Posted by: Ferg Mar 23 2018, 02:24 PM

Go buy a lottery ticket, they look great!

Posted by: Tom_T Mar 23 2018, 02:31 PM

Hey Allen,

Nice looking 914, with nice clean longs - for almost 50 years old now!

While mud wasp nests aren't as common everywhere, the dirt up into the rocker covers is pretty common to build-up over time, & worse on the passenger or curb side here in the US because we park in the dirty gutters on that side (probably the opposite in RHD countries).

It's good preventative maintenance to pull off the rockers every few years to clean that out so it doesn't hold rust up against the longs & start the rust going. That's probably what happened at the rust spot that you pointed out in the last pic.

Cheers!
Tom
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Posted by: aharder Mar 23 2018, 02:45 PM

Look at the nut on the trailing arm, that's what I'm concerned about

Posted by: 914Sixer Mar 23 2018, 03:24 PM

Your are correct about the rear control arm. OH MY!

Posted by: plays with cars Mar 23 2018, 03:36 PM

Um, yeah. Very concerning. Looks like the hole has been elongated too. Probably going to need a replacement trailing arm bracket. Good thing you caught that. It could have been unholy if it came apart at the wrong time. Does that wheel have a lot of negative camber? Looks like it would with that much wear in the mounting hole.

Posted by: 914_teener Mar 23 2018, 03:40 PM

Since the valances are off.....I'd get on that one ASAP.

Posted by: burton73 Mar 23 2018, 03:43 PM

Looks good except the trailing arm. You are lucky and your car looks very nice from where I am looking. Nice color.

Bob B

Posted by: aharder Mar 23 2018, 04:08 PM

Doesn't appear to have a negative camber.



I'll be digging into this quickly.
Looks like 914 Rubber will be getting more on my money for this job

Posted by: Retroracer Mar 23 2018, 04:39 PM

RE: "Doesn't appear to have a negative camber." - which is even more worrying, opening the very real possibility that the inner mounting holes are similarly buggered....

I see suspension work in your future!

- Tony

Posted by: Olympic 914 Mar 23 2018, 04:49 PM

How thick is that stack of shims?

Could be whoever did the alignment didn't see that ovaled hole and compensated by putting more shims in there.

That outer ear shouldn't be too hard to find and 914 rubber has new shafts (I think)

Put in the Elephant Racing rubber bushings and might as well put new rear wheel bearings in while you have everything apart. You will be good for a long time then.

Posted by: Mikey914 Mar 23 2018, 09:53 PM

We do have the solid shafts. You won't really know until you get into it, you may be lucky and its just set up wrong. The shafts are hollow so the can rust out easily as the are not that thick. Looks like a hood weekend project for ya.