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RE: Funny Noise when Braking Hard

To: "mgs@autox.team.net" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Funny Noise when Braking Hard
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@iname.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 08:11:54 -0600 (MDT)
I don't know about the '71 right off hand, but the '70 does not have
the stay rod.  The front motor mounts have a lip on them that should do
the same thing....

On Tue, 09 May 2000 18:46:08 -0500, Glenn Schnittke wrote:
>
>Underneath the car, right around the front U-joint on your drive shaft,
>there should be a rod connecting the frame and the engine right around
>where the bell housing meets the block. It's called a stayrod and it's
>sometimes missing. Last time I tried to find one (about 8-9 years ago) they
>were unavailable and when I found one I kept it through two cars. You won't
>be able to move your engine by hand, but nature can if you hit something or
>brake hard enough.


Andrew Lundgren
Lundgren@iname.com
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren


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