Re: bad ball joints?

["Daniel A. Nowlan" <nowlan@flash.net>]

Isn't that sweet, guys?  We're the only list that matters?  :)

At 03:08 8/31/98 -0700, the mad bastard wrote:
>hey ya'll, i'm trying to figure out a little problem that has been
>plaguing my car for about a week or so now.  
>
>	i get some major steering shakes whenever i drive the car (mostly
>higher speeds 100km/h(60mph)+).  also, the car pulls quite hard to the
>left at any time.  

Braking, driving, and accelerating?  24/7?

>	this started about a week ago after i swapped trannies.  to do the job,
>i disconnected the axles from the tranny, but left them connected at the
>wheels, and disconnected the ball joints from whatever that spot is
>called nearest the wheels.

Disconnected the ball joints?  I didn't know they disconnected.  What car
do you have?  My MKII (unless I'm thinking of different car I've owned)
does not have readily-removable ball joints.  They have to be drilled out.
Are you sure the trannies are identical in length?  If not, there's your
problem.  Also, (I can't imagine this being the problem, though) but are
you sure both cv's are seated well at the wheels and the tranny?

>	everything came apart and went together without any problems.  could
>there have been something i missed?  i really can't see why my alignment
>would be off and why my car would be shaking so much.  any ideas,
>volks?  thanks a ton.
>
>jason
>the mad bastard...not dead, just lurking

Dan
'86 8v red martian

  mailto:nowlan@flash.net
  http://www.flash.net/~nowlan/

--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.

------------------------------