[Shotimes] Steering?

[Zach Leahy]

Good you located them,  are you planning to put them on something?

:)

Remember to get some big shrink tube before you install them.  You
don't live in a harsh environment, but it will keep some dirt out.



Z

On 7/13/05, George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:23:22 -0400, Co-Op wrote:
> 
> >Ford had a recall for this.  The
> >solution was to install a plastic ring that spaced the strut downward about
> >1/4".  Even with that, I still get a slight groan.  You could put a couple
> >fender washers on each of the strut mount studs between the mount and top of
> >the strut tower.
> 
> The fix is a metal plate, shaped to fit over the three studs that go through the top
> of the strut tower.  Plastic is not the thing to use there....the weight of the car
> (910 lbs per front corner) is supported by the plate.  I use washers instead, if the
> tower camber plate welds have not been cut.  They don't require removal of the strut
> to install.  Otherwise strength of the tower is suspect, and the plate helps
> reinforce it.  You could use the plate AND washers, if you needed to move the strut
> bearing down more than 1/8 of an inch, which is the thickness of the plate.
> 
> >On the other hand, you might just have gotten water into the strut bearing.
> >IIRC, the bearings are cheap from Rock Auto.
> 
> That's pretty hard to do....lots of stuff to get past before one gets to the
> bearing.  As small an amount as the bearing actually moves, I don't think it would
> be the actual source of noise.
> 
> Zach...I have located your custom rear control arms!!  ;-)
> 
> George (F)
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