Re: clunk revisited

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> I have an 84 5kst and I am experiencing that mysterious and elusive clunk  

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> periodically. My question is: is there and cheaper or easier remedy that the 
> washer on the elongated bolt holes? Can i roughen the surfaces of the washers 
> and the edges of the holes and torque them down very, very tight?
> 
... seems to me that welding a washer in is a pretty cheap solution, but I
s'pose you could also find something to fit in the gap that the elongation
produces.  You would want something the same thickness as the plate ... 
perhaps a hacked up washer to fill the gap ... might work ...

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)