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Installed my new undertray. The aluminum undertray solution makes me feel much more comfortable after nearly putting a hole in my oil pan. Something everyone should consider IMO.
Easy to fit. I never liked those old covers.
I need to do this. Where did you get the replacement?
This weekend I replaced the breather hoses and the o-ring for the oil filler cap, all of which were well overdue and possibly being the cause of oil on the throttle body, something that is hard to see unless the air intake is off.
Before Perished gasket and the replacement After. I know it doesn't look like much, but every bit helps.
I pulled the pin out of the driver's side rear suspension and cleaned and lubed everything as I have been noticing a squeak for the last 5 years and never go around to it. During reassembly I noticed one of my conical washers on each side was missing. Ordered those and new lock nuts from Roger.
Conical washer is part number 23 on diagram:
Empty shell on roller Emergency brake cable was loose The dolly under the parts car Waitng for the green S behind the second roller 86.000 miles
Sorry for the car but someone crashed with the left side in a dich and bend the left front frame behind the steering rack.
Car was sold to europe and the new owner had an ugly surprise.
After getting the rear suspension bushings all replaced I got much better ride....but a little sensitive; didn't realize it needed a little break in period...rear wheel steering back in a big way but on highways was needing minor course corrections.
Went for about 120 mile cruise south between 68 and 90 mph today..on the way back in I noticed the wheel didn't need really any course corrections like it did going out..apparently some good high speed travel to break the bushings loose and wear them in a little is what was needed.
I'm running standard tire pressures 36/42 and would have never guessed the difference new bushings made...so much quieter and big positive difference in isolation from road imperfections...those older bushings must have been bricks ....36 years old...well over 150k miles..
Wish I'd done it a year ago...def. worth the investment...makes the car so much more enjoyable and easier to drive.
After getting the rear suspension bushings all replaced I got much better ride....but a little sensitive; didn't realize it needed a little break in period...rear wheel steering back in a big way but on highways was needing minor course corrections.
Went for about 120 mile cruise south between 68 and 90 mph today..on the way back in I noticed the wheel didn't need really any course corrections like it did going out..apparently some good high speed travel to break the bushings loose and wear them in a little is what was needed.
I'm running standard tire pressures 36/42 and would have never guessed the difference new bushings made...so much quieter and big positive difference in isolation from road imperfections...those older bushings must have been bricks ....36 years old...well over 150k miles..
Wish I'd done it a year ago...def. worth the investment...makes the car so much more enjoyable and easier to drive.
@928NOOBIE What were the noises you were hearing? I have a sound that has been with the car I have been chasing since I purchased the car 17 years ago it is a clunking in the back end over hard bumps. I swapped out the struts with Bilsteins back then but it remained and I can't see anything that looks out of place or worn. Do you have any info or. athread you recommend I look into. The car just turned 67k miles.
Hey Cobalt
My noise was from the harshness of the ride over bumps and road imperfections, which we have here everywhere...the old bushings were so perished they might as well have been a solid material; very little to no dampening of impacts as they traveled through the suspension to the car...that has all changed.
I have another noise that seems to happen over bumps around the rear hatch....lubricating the area where the rear wiper meets its mate when lift is closed seems to help but only temporarily and no way of knowing how long it would last....I've screwed the rubber bumpers in as far as they'll go...if I undo them at all the wiper moves to the right hand side and doesn't move after that....even though the motor runs...its not a big noise but annoying when its happening....thought I'd mention.
Don't have a thread handy for this one...I let the partners I work with that know 928's and love them do this job. I get best results for rennlist forum searches using Google...I don't have good luck with the built in search function on Rennlist.
09-27-2022, 06:53 PM
