At 07:28 AM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Phillip -
>
>RE: A-arm bushings as the source of a clunk. Uh, yeah, it sounds like
>that's at least part of the problem.
>
>RE: Kingpins & Wheel bearings. Even if you don't detect much play right
>now, I'd still figure on reworking either the bearings or the kingpins
>while you've got the A-arms out (you'll pretty much have them disassembled
>that far anyway). Try the "Wheel Wiggle" test while someone applies the
>brakes, that will tell you whether the play is kingpins or wheel bearings.
> No wiggle with brakes on, it's the bearings.
>
With my wife as assistant, I found that with the breaks on there is
absolutely no wheel wiggle. I'll have to look into wheel bearing
replacement it seems. I was going to get some of this stuff at Moss nearby
here in the East, but it seems no wheel bearing kits. Odd.
Philip
Burgundy 1974 Midget
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