Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:00:07 GMT From: -Bob- <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: 1999 9-3SE shimmy
On Thu, 13 May 2004 12:25:07 -0400, "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote: > >Unless we are talking about different "fixes", the re-torque of front >suspension bolts (with a different torque spec, BTW) is a fix for clunking >front suspension when driven over bumps, not vibration. The bolts that get >retorqued are the bolt that goes through the rear most bushing of the >stancion arm into the subframe, and the torque head bolt that goes through >the other end of the stanchion arm and connects it to the bushing in the >middle of the control arm. I confess I never went so far as to examine which bolts could or should be re-torqued. However, I do seem to recall a specific case I discussed with a fellow Saaber where he had had a dealer do extensive investigation of vibration under acceleration problems and the subframe retorque finally fixed it.
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