[Shotimes] Suspension/steering question +extras

[D Potter]

Hmmm....

Torque steer, handling and shifting all seem out of whack after doing a
clutch job...

I'm gonna have to lean towards the one-problem multiple-solutions mindset on
this one. You need to start by checking the alignment of the subframe. A
poorly aligned subframe will cause all three problems you mentioned. Do you
have rubber subframe bushings? How old?

As for the CE light... check your codes. I started getting the light above
75 mph last week and it is a dieing HEGO sensor.




------- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Grimm" <forge_monkey@hotmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Suspension/steering question +extras


> Hey guys.
>
> I just replaced the clutch in the 89. I upgraded to the 9 3/4 flywheel and
> what not.
>
> But after I reassembled things I noticed that my handling has decreased.
The
> torque steer seems worse, bump steer seems to have increased, and the car
> feels like it pops off the ground more readily than it used to when I hit
> bumps in the road (specially under moderate to hard accel).
>
> The other thing that I have noticed is that the car does not like to shift
> into 1st and 2nd as smoothly as it used to. I have to push the stick much
> farther to the left before it slides in smoothly. There is not grinding or
> thunking when I put it in gear, it just is hard to move the shifter into
> place. Is there some way of adjusting this? Aside from getting a rod
shifter
> (which is in planning stages but wont happen till sometime this summer).
>
> Have I broken something or missed something? Or am I just need to get used
> to having a strong clutch.
>
> Lastly how can you tell if your MAF needs to be recalibrated? My SHO now
> gives me a solid CE light when I take my foot off the gas at speeds over
60
> and I am not sure why. It didn't do this before I replaced the heads and
> Cams...Now it had stage 1 cams in it when I had the chip programed by T.
> Breaux...and I put stage 1's back in it after the others got "eaten", do I
> need to sendthe chip back to get "fixed"?
>
> Sorry for the barrage of questions...
>
> Thanks for the assistance...
>
> -Jeremy Grimm
> 89 Lt. Titanium SHO
> 66k Org miles
> 77mm MAF,
> Upgraded flywheel to 9 >. and replaced Clutch 2k mi ago.
> 60k maintanence done 4k mi ago.
> High Flow Heads, Hyperformance Stage 1 cams,
> Hypertech underdrive pulleys,
> 155ltr/hr fuel pump, LPM,
> Eibach springs, Tokico struts,
> Hi-Flow Y-pipe, Dynomax Catback exhaust,
> 17" TSW EVO wheels, Bridgestone Potenza 225/45 ZR17s.
>
>
>
>
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