[Shotimes] squeaky SLO steering

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

Try slotting the washers.  That way you'd only have to loosen the nuts
enough to slide them in.  And if you put some marks on the tower where
the nuts are at before loosening, you should be able to get the alignment
back pretty much to where it was.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/09/2004 09:05:43 AM:

> Chris,
> 
> The spacers (or washers) go between the strut mount and the strut tower, 
moving the bushing away 
> enough to stop the squeaking. I have the spacers and could not get them 
installed without dropping
> the whole assembly out, as if I were changing the struts or springs. I 
tried undoing the nuts and 
> jacking the body off the mount, but all I accomplished with that effort 
was getting my alignment 
> out of whack, there wasn't enough room to slip the spacer in. There 
might have been if I'd thought
> of using washers instead. Hope this helps,
> 
> 
> Justin Schick
> silver 92 SHO in KC MO
> 202k and counting quickly
> 
> >>> "Chris "Zap"" <zap@columbus.rr.com> 3/8/2004 11:06:01 PM >>>
> George,
> 
>     Are you saying that you simply put washers underneath the nuts to 
lower
> the strut mount?  Is there any specific spec or size that works well? 
The
> '94 is making a squeeking noise when the steering is moved like the one
> described.  Out of curiosity, would it be very simple to install these
> spacers that Ford sells when the springs are being replaced?  The '94 
rides
> amazingly better since having the front springs replaced (one front one 
was
> fractured) but the steering squeek it has sometimes is still there.  I 
wish
> I would have known about this before.  For that matter, would doing this
> after the fact (using the washers if possible) affect the alignment? The
> shop we took it to actually did what appears to be an excellent 
alignment
> (the car does not pull with the wheel centered on the freeway) but I 
want to
> stop the annoying squeak.
> 
>     Opinions, suggestions, etc are appreciated! :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
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