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LACK OF MAINTENANCE!!!
Fix the wheel cylinders, put new tires on the front,
check everything for loose parts, replace them, then
let us know how it works.
Joe
--- Eric A Weidner <ericweidner@juno.com> wrote:
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> I have a front end question. I took "my baby" out
> to the corner gas
> station to get some fuel and put air in the tires
> today...I had noticed
> that it seemed to steer kind of hard so I checked
> the air pressure-
> 10#LF, 30#RF, 25#RR, 20#LR. I put 40# psi in all as
> per TM. On the way
> home I noticed a slight shimmy(approx.35-40 mph).
> When I started to
> brake for the turn into my drive it started to
> shimmy so bad I thought I
> would lose control of the vehicle. It was probably
> about 15-25
> mph....then it smoothed out. Also I've noticed that
> there are times that
> when you steer hard(can't remember if it's right or
> left) that I feel
> resistance in the steering wheel to the wheels
> coming back to the
> straight ahead position. For instance- you steer to
> the right, as you go
> to straighten out you feel resistance in the
> steering wheel then you
> "feel" (more than actually hear) a clunk and then it
> goes back to
> straight. Tie rod ends? Drag link/ends? Steering
> box itself? Tires?
> I know I've got some brake work to do(3 leaking
> wheel cylinders), could
> this be part of it?
>
> Anyway, any help or referal is appreciated- feel
> free to forward this
> e-mail to anyone you feel might be of help.
> Many, many thanks...
> Eric Weidner
>
>
>
>
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