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Today I installed Mario`s bushings (all).
I needed them because the rear end was swinging at low speeds - try to go slowly with first gear, rapidly press and release the gas pedal - my car would heavily swing back and forward with interval of 0.5 second like 5 to 10 times. I guess it was because of worn out crossmember bushings :/ I had no clunking noise when switching gears or accelerating hard or dropping gas rapidly at midrange speeds (this usually is because of the differential cushion worn out)
After changing all the crossmember bushings, it got terribly worse. now I DO get the clunking noise from diff when switching gears. The car is still swinging, but not that hard as before. But there are loud clunks from the sides of the car, i guess from the big crossmember bushings :roll: Mostly from the left side, when I accelerate hard, it really pisses me off. while the subframe was off, I checked the big bolts that are hanging from the chassis and going through the big bushings - the bolts have about 2inches of track to travel back and forward through the chassis. They also can rotate. is it normal?
I must admit I didnt do the job myself, maybe the guys at service didnt torqe the bolts enough :shrug:
I haven`t been yet to service to re-align the wheels.
For the clunking noise - I`ll try to get some polyutherane and fill the old cushion and probably replace the aluminium, we have TERRIBLE roads here ..
Before that i`ll just get another lift and try the bolts, maybe they are loose :/
P.S. I havent seen the worst, since I just rebuild the engine - when I say accelerating hard, I dont cross 3000rpm..
Today I installed Mario`s bushings (all).
I needed them because the rear end was swinging at low speeds - try to go slowly with first gear, rapidly press and release the gas pedal - my car would heavily swing back and forward with interval of 0.5 second like 5 to 10 times. I guess it was because of worn out crossmember bushings :/ I had no clunking noise when switching gears or accelerating hard or dropping gas rapidly at midrange speeds (this usually is because of the differential cushion worn out)
After changing all the crossmember bushings, it got terribly worse. now I DO get the clunking noise from diff when switching gears. The car is still swinging, but not that hard as before. But there are loud clunks from the sides of the car, i guess from the big crossmember bushings :roll: Mostly from the left side, when I accelerate hard, it really pisses me off. while the subframe was off, I checked the big bolts that are hanging from the chassis and going through the big bushings - the bolts have about 2inches of track to travel back and forward through the chassis. They also can rotate. is it normal?
I must admit I didnt do the job myself, maybe the guys at service didnt torqe the bolts enough :shrug:
I haven`t been yet to service to re-align the wheels.
For the clunking noise - I`ll try to get some polyutherane and fill the old cushion and probably replace the aluminium, we have TERRIBLE roads here ..
Before that i`ll just get another lift and try the bolts, maybe they are loose :/
P.S. I havent seen the worst, since I just rebuild the engine - when I say accelerating hard, I dont cross 3000rpm..