On 5/24/98 11:33 PM so and so Philip Hubbard said. (And I quote)
>Mike Robson posted a response to a suspension question that spurs my
>curiosity for further info. Sounds like something I might need to look into.
>
>Seems that my car jumps all over the road, especially after hitting a bump
>or series of bumps. I just put that down to it being a Midget which isn't
>going to stay put like a 4,000 pound car. I could live with that if it is
>the way things are. If not, I want to fix it. Sounds like maybe a
>suspension problem. It feels like the back end whipping about.
>
New or rebuilt shocks should fix this. May also be the soft bushings that
hold the rear springs to the axle.
>Now the clunking. I've been driving a lot this weekend so now I am
>experiencing all sorts of potential problems. In the past 2 days I have
>heard a clunk about 3 times. It's very noticeable (loud) and seems to be
>coming from the passenger's side of the car. The first two times I was
>sure it was the back end, but the last time had me wondering. Other than
>the jumpiness, nothing seems out of sorts. Oh, I can't remember what I was
>doing the first time I heard the clunk, but the second two times I was not
>going very fast. Once decelerating to a stop and the other time
>accelerating away from a stop. I think the first time was at low speed
>pulling away from the gas pump and turning. I've never heard it at speed.
>
U-joints, u-joints, u-joints.
>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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