I've been through a number of these issues on a number of member's TDs.
Everything I've ever tried helped so some extent: shocks, u-joints, tie rods
and ends, king pins, wheel balance (balance on the car is MOST important).
But universally, the most dramatic improvement has been when the straightest
wheels are moved to the front. Unfortunately, no one is making new TD wheels
and the old wheels are usually quite soft, so if you can't get the wheels
straightened, go fo the best two on the front.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Howard [mailto:mgbob@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 9:42 AM
To: MARKSHERMAN@worldnet.att.net
Cc: mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Shaking TD
Mark,
When in doubt, check the dampers. It's not unknown for a rebuilt damper
to leak.
You might also swap the tires around to see if the vibration changes.
Wheels do lose weights, occasionally. Can you identify the location of
vibration?
Universal joints can vibrate too, as they wear out.
Bob
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:23:22 -0400 "Mark A. Sherman"
<MARKSHERMAN@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>My '53 TD has started to vibrate at 60+mph. Shocks were rebuilt about
>6,000
>miles ago--is that all a rebuild lasts? Wheels were balanced 1,000
>miles
>ago. Do the dampers need to be "topped off"?
>Any ideas?
>
>Mark Sherman
>'53 TD (supercharged!)
>
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