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> help me people!!, have to fix my car
onrails
post Jul 31 2004, 08:52 AM
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hello everyone! it's been a-while since i've logged in.
{my office computer crashed,,,& i only have AOL at home}
hope all of you are doing fine.
here is my situation,,,,,,,,,
i screwed up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
having a-little fun the other night ,,took a left hand turn {sweet curve} intentionally drifted into it,
and went too far. hit the curb w/ my right rear wheel.
now my car handles like a ford pinto!
i can't see any damage to the body
{broken welds,,bent metal etc.}
could i have bent the A arm?
{i think that is what you call the rear suspention console}
if so ,,,i have parts cars i can steal one off of.
just replaced all 4 bushings in the rear last week!
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to make it even worse,,,,the wife's car bit the dust
yesterday.
so i have a two seater ,,,a wife,,,& 3 kids
needless to say we're kind-of stuck at home.
will it hurt to drive like this?
if i can find out how,,,it will be fixed this weekend.
thank you in advance,,,,,,
BRIAN
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post Jul 31 2004, 09:03 AM
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QUOTE(onrails @ Jul 31 2004, 06:52 AM)
...hit the curb w/ my right rear wheel.

could i have bent the A arm?
{i think that is what you call the rear suspention console}

A-Arms in front; trailing arms in back.

bent trailing arm (at least) is what i'd expect.

you will need to, at minimum, remove the halfshaft, disconnect the bottom of the spring/damper strut, disconnect the caliper and tie it up, remove the trailing arm from the suspension console, do the same to your parts car, re-install the unbent trailing arm, re-assemble in reverse order, set the toe by eys and v-e-r-y caryfully drive it to a 914-aware alignment shop for a rear alignment; call first to make sure they have the appropriate shims (doubt it but it doesn't hurt to call first; there are replacement shims available...)

i'm in approximately the same position, except that the 911 is driveable (low oil pressure) and there are but two of us.

good luck
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onrails   help me people!!   Jul 31 2004, 08:52 AM
!   If you can find an alignment shop that KNOWS 914s....   Jul 31 2004, 09:03 AM
ArtechnikA   <...   Jul 31 2004, 09:03 AM
onrails   thanks for the advice,,,good luck w/ the 911 probl...   Jul 31 2004, 09:21 AM
skline   Well, I have not done what you did (so far) and hi...   Jul 31 2004, 10:33 AM
bondo   What's wrong with the wife's car? If there...   Jul 31 2004, 10:52 AM
newdeal2   onrails...what did you paint those tins with? Is t...   Jul 31 2004, 11:46 AM
onrails   yes,, it is the same color as the car,,,,,painted ...   Jul 31 2004, 04:38 PM
onrails   um,,,,,acrylic enamel   Jul 31 2004, 04:39 PM


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