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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:07:12 -0400
From: "Firestorm" <xfirestormxnopsamities.com>
Subject: Re: Front-end "clunk" in '83 900 non-turbo


have the similar prob. on my '83 900 non-turbo, but once I get to a certain speed in reverse there seems to be something that 'catches and the car slows down considerably (this is accompanied with a loud thunk)? any ideas? C. Daly wrote in message <01be1433$67f13060$4adf7ac0nopsam.met.ie>... >I had a similar clunk on my '86 900. I can't remember if it sounded like >front or rear, but it turned out to be the rubber bushes on the rear axle >anti-twist (or whatever) rods. These are located in each rear wheel arch >attached to the body at one end and to the top of the axle at the other. >They stop the axle rotating under braking and since the force is usually >forwards, they don't clunk until you reverse and then brake. Easy to >repair, just buy the bushes and pay your mechanic to put them in !-) > >No, seriously, you need to pull off the rods, press out the old bushes and >press in the new ones. If you need to lubricate the new bushes, DON'T use >engine oil or grease (this attacks the rubber), just use washing up liquid. > You will need to support the car on stands and may need a jack to raise >and lower the axle for the fitting. > >Conor Daly > >conor_daly_DELETE_MEnopsamail.com > >John Scarpulla <blueonyxnopsamell.net> wrote in article ><blueonyx-0511982147440001nopsam207-215-161-210.grdn01.pacbell.net>... >> I am stumped by this one. I have a 1983 non Turbo 900 with manual shift. > >> It has 180,000 miles. New steering rack at 100,000. There is a strange >> clunking noise that comes from somewhere in the front end when I brake >> while rolling in reverse. >> It only happens intermittently, and only in reverse when braking. >Usually >> there is one loud >> "clunk" and then it goes away for awhile. It comes back again later if I >> brake in reverse >> after having driven for a while. I have changed the calipers, and >> replaced a bad ball joint. I cannot figure out what this is. Can anyone >> help? Could it be the front >> wheel bearings? >> >> Thanks! >> >> John >>

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