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RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions

To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net, phubbard@carroll.com
Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
From: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 03:38:01 PDT
Reply-to: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
If the front wheels are soinnung smoothly, that is no grindig or 
rumbling noises etc. you may just want to try adjusting the bearings 
rather than replacing.


>Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 23:50:03 -0400
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
>Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
>Reply-To: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
>
>At 07:28 AM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Phillip -
>>
>>RE: A-arm bushings as the source of a clunk.  Uh, yeah, it sounds like 
>>that's at least part of the problem.
>>
>>RE: Kingpins & Wheel bearings.  Even if you don't detect much play 
right 
>>now, I'd still figure on reworking either the bearings or the kingpins 
>>while you've got the A-arms out (you'll pretty much have them 
disassembled 
>>that far anyway).  Try the "Wheel Wiggle" test while someone applies 
the 
>>brakes, that will tell you whether the play is kingpins or wheel 
bearings. 
>> No wiggle with brakes on, it's the bearings.
>>
>
>With my wife as assistant, I found that with the breaks on there is
>absolutely no wheel wiggle.  I'll have to look into wheel bearing
>replacement it seems.  I was going to get some of this stuff at Moss 
nearby
>here in the East, but it seems no wheel bearing kits.  Odd.  
>
>
>Philip
>Burgundy 1974 Midget
>



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