Message text written by "Williams, Bill (Atlanta)"
>I did find something that is disturbing, however. When I pulled the left
rear tire, I can see where it has been rubbing against the inner tire well.
In the upper tire well, there is block that slants downward and it is
rubbing against that block. I think it rubs against this block when a bump
is encountered, so it not rubbing constantly, but I don't want to have a
blow out from the rubbing.
When I go to the back of the car and look at the tire, I can see that it is
not perpendicular to the road. The top of the tire leans in towards the
car. The other tire looks perpendicular.
I saw no damage to the frame, trailing arm assembly and no cracks on the
spring. The only thing I noted was that the PO has installed tube shocks,
but they are high quality and frame mounted and the tires are 205s.
Am I looking at a weak spring, or something else? The springs look
relatively easy to replace without killing myself. Should they be replaced
in pairs?
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It could be a weak spring. It could also be the rubber trailing arm
bushing sagging (the inner sleeve is no longer centered) which can cause
the same symptom. Either way, for a car this age it is a good idea to
replace them both.
Good luck
Dave Massey
71 TR6 (and others)
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