Randy Bowman wrote:
>>Well, just got back from my favorite mechanic and he checked ball joints
and tie rod ends and found nutin'.
I had him drive it and he heard and felt it in the steering column as had
I, he said bring it back for his Front End Specialist to look at, he did
not have a clue as to what it may be...more to come on this tomorrow. But
if anyone else has any thoughts or similar problems......Me and My Mechanic
would appreciate hearing about them.
Excuse the daytime signature block, im at work
Randy E. Bowman r.bowman@cvce.com
President
Catawba Valley Computer & Electronics, Inc.
http://www.cvce.com
Randy,
Sounds like you have the same problem I described about 3 weeks ago (check
the archives and search on "steering"). The problem lies in the steering
column shaft . Look next to the power steering pump and you will see the
steering shaft u-joints. The weak link is where the larger diameter
steering shaft is inserted into a smaller diameter shaft. Mine has some
play which gives that clunking sensation when accelerating from a stop or
hitting the brakes. I also felt it over bumps. Solution (and it's a cheap
one!) - take a rigid piece of metal and two heavy hose clamps and use it to
brace the junction of the two different diameter steering shafts. Fixed my
problem!
Good luck,
Carl
carl.nybro@natinst.com
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