 That !@%$#$ Knock..., think it's the trailing arm pivot |
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| ss6 |
 Nov 24 2003, 08:35 PM
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fun city...  Group: Members Posts: 261 Joined: 2-February 03 From: Western Connecticut Member No.: 221  |
For most of the summer, I would get this random knock when the car was moving, sounded like it was right behind my head, ie around the oil tank, tightened the piss out of everything, but it kept coming back.
OK, last DE of the season, it's 35 degrees on the track (some poor soul totalled his '93 turbo when the sun went down and the traction went with it), and now both sides of the car started making this noise. Best I can figure is it's the trailing arm pivots. These pivots were completely rebuilt 2 yrs ago by a pro. Do I need to lube them somehow? Do I have them too tight? WTF?!? |
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| Brad Roberts |
Nov 25 2003, 12:18 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
I'm betting that the inside control arm mounts are oblong'd. If your "pro" used the hard plastic bushings and he didnt trim them to fit on the outside.... then the control arm shafts where never tight in the car. The nuts on the ends can be tight but the shaft never locks down against the inside ear (which in turn allows it to move around in the ear.)
Pull them down (not off..) you should be able to drop them far enough away to see if the inside ear needs to be welded back up.. then the bushing will need to be trimmed down. B |
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ss6 That !@%$#$ Knock... Nov 24 2003, 08:35 PM
redshift Random knock? Is it random and singular, or a freq... Nov 25 2003, 12:13 AM Mueller nuts could be loose, or the thru holes on the inne... Nov 25 2003, 12:22 AM larryp John, just stop whining and drive the car. Nov 25 2003, 10:31 AM ss6 Whining? I don't have a turbo... Nov 25 2003, 10:59 AM maf914 If you know its from the suspension, forget this p... Nov 25 2003, 11:29 AM Jeffs9146 I had the same knock and I thought it was a failin... Nov 25 2003, 12:07 PM Brad Roberts Bad tranny mounts Jeff ?? or engine mounts (which ... Nov 25 2003, 12:34 PM SirAndy yepp, bad engine mounts can do that to you too :(... Nov 25 2003, 12:41 PM ss6 I shoulda provided a bit more info - don't thi... Nov 25 2003, 01:07 PM Brad Roberts Normally they "creek and moan".. they dont knock..... Nov 25 2003, 01:11 PM
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