Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 12:25:07 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: 1999 9-3SE shimmy
"Dave Hinz" <DaveMay2004nospam-creek.net> wrote in message news:2ghdfnF2ne1iU1nospamberlin.de... > On Thu, 13 May 2004 08:42:06 -0500, HSB <nav2pilotnospamy.com> wrote: > > > > I've not heard of this. Is this a common fix for a common malady? Because > > "vibrating under acceleration" is what I'd say this car is doing and I'd > > sure like it to stop! > > Looks like "retorque all the subframe bolts" is what should be enough > to get them on the right track. > 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. -Fred W
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