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Subject: Tiger Suspension Issue
From: Steve Sage <fastsage@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 10:13:38 -0700
Sunbeamers:
I'm getting some shaking/bumping through the steering wheel at higher 
speeds (above 65 mph). This is a relatively new happening. I had the 
wheels (Panasports) balanced yesterday and I tightened up the under hood 
steering column bracket that was a little loose, but there was no real 
improvement, if any.

The odd part of it is the vibration is not steady. It seems to vibrate 
in a rythymic pattern. When I accelerate up to 65 and beyond it starts 
vibrating and over three or four seconds vibrates more, then lessens and 
starts over again with the same pattern.

I can't see anything obvious broken on the front suspension but then I 
don't really know what I'd be looking for.

By way of possible clues, I do have a leaky steering rack boot and old 
Spax adjustable shocks. I did have to loosen the steering rack a while 
back but re-torqued the bolts to factory specs after that. The car 
steers perfectly straight down the road. The driver's front side shock 
may have an issue with it's adjustment feature, and the shocks "squeak" 
a bit when I bounce the car up and down but they don't leak as far as I 
can tell.

Has anyone had a fairly sudden issue like this come up with their car 
and what should I look for or suspect?

Thanks!

Steve Sage
1966 MK1A




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