Re: Koni parts

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Neil Swanson say:

> I had the Konis put in with new wheel bearings months ago. I've been searching
> for the source of a loose feel in the front end.  The loose feel is not ever
> since the struts were done.  The old ones were beat.  And the car feels better
> with new ones but still has some loose feel.
> 
> I now have the super wiz bang tool to do the top strut nut and can pull the
> struts out in minutes.  I may as well look and see if those parts ever went in
> or are needed.
> 
> I'm also doing a really close look at the tie rod ends etc.  The subframe
> bushings are "eh".  Some motion but maybe not excessive.  Erics' belong there.

That loose feel is almost certainly worn bushings.

Mike LaRosa can back me up on this, having test driven each others
'89 100's.  I've had all my bushings replaced, and the car went from
typical rolly-polly old-car feeling to tight as a drum crispness.

Get those bushings replaced/swapped. You won't regret it.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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