Update: How bad is it?? Front diff. problems on '95 90Q w/new struts

[Joel Lenorovitz]

Thanks for the responses on this one.  After getting a chance to look in the
daylight with the wheel removed, I realized that the lateral movement was caused by
looseness of the nuts that secure the ball joint plate to the bottom of the strut
tower.  A great relief for me as I think everything else is OK.

Now to go down and have it out with the idiots at the alignment place.  I never
touched those nuts, but I'm assuming they must have.  That's how the camber would be
adjusted, correct?

Thanks,
Joel


--- Richard Tanimura <rictan302 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Joel,
> 
> Do keep me in the loop about the half shafts. Hope it
> won't be one of those fixes where you wallet goes into
> convulsions :-)
> 
> Rich
> 
> --- Joel Lenorovitz <jlenorovitz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hey Richard,
> > 
> > It was the shock insert I changed, so I probably
> > didn't have the terminology right
> > there.  Bilstein does indeed make a replacement unit
> > for all 4 wheels.  Through
> > Blaufergnugen they are more expensive than the Boge
> > for the fronts (~$119 Bilstein
> > vs. ~$75 Boge), but on the rear the ridiculous Boge
> > pricing cancels it out (~$119
> > Bilstein vs. $199 Boge).  That's per each insert, so
> > for less money overall, might
> > as well have Bilsteins all around.
> > 
> > I'll keep you posted if I find anything out about
> > the repair work,
> > 
> > Joel
> > 
> > --- Richard Tanimura <rictan302 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > --- Joel Lenorovitz <jlenorovitz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > 
> > > > I recently replaced the OE front struts in my
> > '95
> > > > 90Q with Bilsteins (quite a
> > > > difference!), which seemed to go fairly well
> > once I
> > > > got all the right tools on hand.
> > > 
> > > Did you change the whole strut or just the shock
> > > inserts in the strut? I am not being picky, just
> > > curious. If Bilstein makes struts for our car, I
> > could
> > > be interested in some.
> > > 
> > > >  I tried to take care and support the A-arm by
> > the
> > > > ball joint while the strut tower
> > > > was out, but on one side it did manage to slip
> > at
> > > > one point and go to its extreme
> > > > travel.  What stopped it was the half-shaft
> > coming
> > > > from the front differential I now
> > > > I fear I may have some problems there.
> > > > 
> > > > The CV joint at the wheel and everything that's
> > > > physically attached to the strut
> > > > tower seem to be tight and in decent shape, but
> > I
> > > > get some lateral play (~ 1 1/2
> > > > inches) in the whole assembly when the car is
> > jacked
> > > > off the ground.
> > > 
> > > 1.5" sounds like a lot.
> > > 
> > > I just changed to new springs and had my struts
> > off.
> > > Now you got me concerned.
> > > 
> > > Rich
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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