Removed Rockers to inspect the longs |
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Removed Rockers to inspect the longs |
aharder |
Mar 23 2018, 02:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,359 Joined: 6-September 11 From: Dallas Texas Member No.: 13,524 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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. |
Ferg |
Mar 23 2018, 02:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Go buy a lottery ticket, they look great!
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Tom_T |
Mar 23 2018, 02:31 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Pleased with what I found 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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
aharder |
Mar 23 2018, 02:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,359 Joined: 6-September 11 From: Dallas Texas Member No.: 13,524 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Look at the nut on the trailing arm, that's what I'm concerned about
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914Sixer |
Mar 23 2018, 03:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,841 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Your are correct about the rear control arm. OH MY!
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PlaysWithCars |
Mar 23 2018, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 521 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Southeast of Seattle Member No.: 1,323 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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.
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914_teener |
Mar 23 2018, 03:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,193 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Look at the nut on the trailing arm, that's what I'm concerned about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Since the valances are off.....I'd get on that one ASAP. |
burton73 |
Mar 23 2018, 03:43 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,457 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Looks good except the trailing arm. You are lucky and your car looks very nice from where I am looking. Nice color.
Bob B (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
aharder |
Mar 23 2018, 04:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,359 Joined: 6-September 11 From: Dallas Texas Member No.: 13,524 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
Retroracer |
Mar 23 2018, 04:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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 |
Olympic 914 |
Mar 23 2018, 04:49 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,658 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
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. |
Mikey914 |
Mar 23 2018, 09:53 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,622 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
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.
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