 Rear suspension console repair, Prep for Runoffs----Groot's saga |
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| groot |
 Sep 11 2005, 11:15 AM
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Dis member  Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444  |
I haven't been unable to fully use the brakes on my 914 because the car would pitch violently to the left if I exceeded ~.6gs under braking. After chasing many other problems on my car, this one remained. I thought I had cured it more than once.
Turns out the right rear outer suspension mount to the body was slowly, but surely seperating inself from my car. A previous owner had done a poor repair for a leaky battery or some accident damage and I didn't address enough of it when I did some repairs. Some pics... this is the before picture, after I cut out some of the forward sheet metal, but the console remains. Notice the crack at the upper left of the console. There was almost nothing holding the front side of this console, which would explain why the right rear wheel would toe out under hard braking. Attached image(s) 
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| groot |
Sep 11 2005, 11:16 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
From the front...
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| groot |
Sep 11 2005, 11:18 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
From underneath... notice there is nothing holding this console from underneath....
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| groot |
Sep 11 2005, 11:20 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Console removed
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| groot |
Sep 11 2005, 11:22 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Here's my repair... mostly complete. My brother is machining a slotted bracket to attach to the trailing arm bearing... which will allow me to use spacers to adjust toe and camber.
The forward lower attachment on the body connects to a 1x3x.125 box section that I welded in to repair part of this issue last year. Attached image(s) 
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| McMark |
Sep 11 2005, 11:31 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Crazy! I hope it works well for you.
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| ChrisFoley |
Sep 11 2005, 11:47 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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Interesting solution. Are you going to close up the hole with sheet metal?
Its a real good thing you discovered this before heading to Mid-Ohio. |
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| groot |
Sep 11 2005, 11:58 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
I'm glad I found it, too. I've raced on this for 1 year now.... ouch. It was getting worse.
I'll cover it up eventually, but probably not before the runoffs. I figure I'll do the other side over the winter and then cover everything up. |
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