forget the insulation. i'm going to pin up a nomex suit to the underside of the hood.
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forget the insulation. i'm going to pin up a nomex suit to the underside of the hood.
Mine stays in place, but the front driver's side tab has "shrunk" to the point where it won't stay in the hood slot. Even at $88 it's hard to justify replacing it when it looks great otherwise. Perhaps a strip of double-sided tape or Velcro will remedy the situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dual
My problem is I tried to stretch the tabs a bit and tore a hole. :facepalm Tape works for a while, but it's still annoying having the powder come out.
Noise diagnosis: Backing out of the driveway this morning I heard a single click/pop as I turned the wheel. Each of the 4 righthand turns between the house and office were also accompanied by a single pop. (Edit: it does not make this sound when turning left).
I'm going to check the end links during lunch, but what are my other possible culprits? CV? I have tie rods waiting to go in, as I'm trying to resolve some wheel vibration at 50mph+. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, gentlemen.
Had that happen to me when I had bad fcabsQuote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
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did you install those front konis yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
sounds like a ball joint or tie rod end. both are original as they were in good shape at that point. it's not going to be a CV as your car is RWD. ;)
i replaced the end links and FCABs last summer - doubtful that the FCABs are the issue, as that's not a symptom of FCAB failure... wheel jerk under light braking is the dead giveaway.Quote:
Originally Posted by san
I had less than 5k miles on the fcabs when I heard the noise and checked for wheel jerk among other things. Noticed they were bad and replaced them and the noise went away.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
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Haven't gotten the Konis in yet. Wheel jerk under braking can also be a symptom of the tie rod ends, no? I have a little bit of that, but it's not nearly as bad as the sloppiness in the steering in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
interesting, what brand were they?Quote:
Originally Posted by san
hmmm. yep, time to inspect all front end components...Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
They were lemforder and I got free lemforder replacement under warranty and they've been good for the last 45k miles. Must've been a one off...Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
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