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Dog
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject:
My 1936 Car question |
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My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I have
had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods are
tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and it
still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated. This
sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the porn.....
Thanks
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Joe Way
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject:
Re: My 1936 Car question |
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:45:22 -0500, "Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote:
| Quote: | My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I have
had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods are
tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and it
still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated. This
sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the porn.....
Thanks
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Insufficient caster can cause shimmy. 1936 what? Probably straight
axle. Tapered shims are available from alignment shops, to put between
the spring and axle. If it's a Ford, which has transverse springs,
bent wishbone arms (from dropping off a curb, maybe) will reduce
caster or even make it negative.
Also could be loose wheel bearings...you didn't mention them as having
been addressed.
Take it to an alignment shop and see if you can get some numbers on
caster and camber, and confirm your toe-in adjustment.
Joe
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lab~rat
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:16 am Post subject:
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:34:29 -0800, Joe Way <joe@brakecylinder.com>
puked:
| Quote: | On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:45:22 -0500, "Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote:
My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I have
had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods are
tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and it
still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated. This
sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the porn.....
Thanks
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Insufficient caster can cause shimmy. 1936 what? Probably straight
axle. Tapered shims are available from alignment shops, to put between
the spring and axle. If it's a Ford, which has transverse springs,
bent wishbone arms (from dropping off a curb, maybe) will reduce
caster or even make it negative.
Also could be loose wheel bearings...you didn't mention them as having
been addressed.
Take it to an alignment shop and see if you can get some numbers on
caster and camber, and confirm your toe-in adjustment.
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You didn't bend the rim, did ya?
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The less you care, the more it doesn't matter.
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Dog
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:41 am Post subject:
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Its only an Auburn convertible
"Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote in message
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| Quote: | My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I
have
had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods are
tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and it
still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated. This
sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the porn.....
Thanks
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Eugene Blanchard
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:49 am Post subject:
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Balance the wheels? You didn't mention if you checked the wheel bearings?
How are the shocks? You hit a bump and it shimmies, bad shocks can cause
strange problems...
lab~rat wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:34:29 -0800, Joe Way <joe@brakecylinder.com
puked:
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:45:22 -0500, "Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote:
My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I
have had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods
are tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and
it still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated.
This sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the
porn..... Thanks
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Insufficient caster can cause shimmy. 1936 what? Probably straight
axle. Tapered shims are available from alignment shops, to put between
the spring and axle. If it's a Ford, which has transverse springs,
bent wishbone arms (from dropping off a curb, maybe) will reduce
caster or even make it negative.
Also could be loose wheel bearings...you didn't mention them as having
been addressed.
Take it to an alignment shop and see if you can get some numbers on
caster and camber, and confirm your toe-in adjustment.
You didn't bend the rim, did ya?
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Hoodoo
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Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:48 am Post subject:
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:41:50 -0500, "Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote:
| Quote: | Its only an Auburn convertible
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Oh, then just yank the body off and mount it onto a Chevy S-10 pick-up
truck frame. You'll have all the modern mechanical safety features.
Scrap your old mechanicals as they're not worth much these days No big
deal. hee-hee!
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Dog
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Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:27 am Post subject:
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Not a bad idea, probably be worth more than what it is now restored
"Dog" <Dog@dog.dog> wrote in message
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| Quote: | My 1936 car shimmies after I hit a small bump or pothole in the road. I
have
had the steering box rebuilt, front kingpins are tight, all tie rods are
tight, the toe in is correct, tire pressures are right, new tires and it
still shimmies usually at speeds around 30 mph..Any help appreciated. This
sure is a great group if only we could find some way to stop the porn.....
Thanks
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propdome
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Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:
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Try checking out your idler and pitman arms and drag link connections.
These will produxe shimmy as you describe. Something has to be loose to
cause what you describe! |
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