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RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions

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Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 23:50:03 -0400
In-reply-to: <01BD8AD3.68756AE0.ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Reply-to: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
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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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