RIBS
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- Joined
- Jun 9, 2021
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- Location
- Metro Atlanta
- My Car
- 1971 Sprint Tribute 302 C4 Convertible
I have a clunk in the front end I can’t get rid of. It’s sort of a pop noice when steering through a repeatable just off center left. It also sometimes pops on accell/de Accel.
Car is 302 convertible with PS. Might be a 73 steering column. With the exception of torsion bar(front frame link) center link, pitman arm, steering gearbox, the entire front end has been replaced….
I have gone through and tightened everything. twice. shocks spring mounts, upper, lower control arms, anti roll bar, spindle mounts, tie rods, idler, center link, etc…
I had or have some problem with the driver torsion bar..the link from the LCA to front frame member. It seems to not want to tighten up correctly…threads are clean…can’t get rubber bushings to compress as tight as passenger side…I determined the inner sleeve seemed to be too long, so I cut a half inch off, sill not tight. Today I cut another 1/4 inch off, I don’t think I pinched it yet, but I am as tight As I can go with 24 inch breaker bar…
thoughts? Tips?
Car is 302 convertible with PS. Might be a 73 steering column. With the exception of torsion bar(front frame link) center link, pitman arm, steering gearbox, the entire front end has been replaced….
I have gone through and tightened everything. twice. shocks spring mounts, upper, lower control arms, anti roll bar, spindle mounts, tie rods, idler, center link, etc…
I had or have some problem with the driver torsion bar..the link from the LCA to front frame member. It seems to not want to tighten up correctly…threads are clean…can’t get rubber bushings to compress as tight as passenger side…I determined the inner sleeve seemed to be too long, so I cut a half inch off, sill not tight. Today I cut another 1/4 inch off, I don’t think I pinched it yet, but I am as tight As I can go with 24 inch breaker bar…
thoughts? Tips?