rear wheel movement
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- montrose
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rear wheel movement
Got new shocks and noticed rear wheels have a bit of play, tiny movement when pushing pulling ? never noticed before. is this normal?
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Re: rear wheel movement
Suspension bushes wouldn't cause movement of the rear wheels in and out. This would likely be the wheel/half-shaft bearings.
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Re: rear wheel movement
yes this is normal on most firebird axles (all except the borg warner axle on most 5.7 3rd gens like the GTA) due to the C clip method of holding the half shafts in
with excess wear they can cause discs to foul the pad carrier, but a small amount is normal (essential in fact)
with excess wear they can cause discs to foul the pad carrier, but a small amount is normal (essential in fact)
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Re: rear wheel movement
what he said
same for all yank cars
jeeps ect
same for all yank cars
jeeps ect
Dr Matt AKA "Dodgy Windows"
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- montrose
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Re: rear wheel movement
Thanks all. The local garage just couldn't understand, wanted to replace everything. So he called Autopontiac, and I passed on your messages, and he just gave up and I've got it back. Appreciate the help and advice. Saved me loads.
Re: rear wheel movement
Well that's a bloody mystery now Ian. As we had ours done and problem sorted. and we no they was done as we was there as our mechanic is our good friend.bhm1712 wrote:Suspension bushes wouldn't cause movement of the rear wheels in and out. This would likely be the wheel/half-shaft bearings.
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Re: rear wheel movement
Caz wrote:Well that's a bloody mystery now Ian. As we had ours done and problem sorted. and we no they was done as we was there as our mechanic is our good friend.bhm1712 wrote:Suspension bushes wouldn't cause movement of the rear wheels in and out. This would likely be the wheel/half-shaft bearings.
If the rear axle has play in its entirety this can be bushes as the axle is "held" to the car by the suspension, but if the wheel is moving in and out within the axle this is bearings.
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Re: rear wheel movement
I understood this query as though the wheels had play in and out within the axle tubes and not the whole axle moving.
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Re: rear wheel movement
on yours or terrys?Caz wrote:Well that's a bloody mystery now Ian. As we had ours done and problem sorted. and we no they was done as we was there as our mechanic is our good friend.bhm1712 wrote:Suspension bushes wouldn't cause movement of the rear wheels in and out. This would likely be the wheel/half-shaft bearings.
on 3rd gen panhard bar bushes would help, on 2nd gens rubber spring shackle bushes might help locate axle better though they would have to be really bad to allow movement sideways
but bush cant alter mechanical play inside axle
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Re: rear wheel movement
Don't forget i usually have the answers.
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