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AJD
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by AJD » 17 Mar 2009 05:08 pm
After a run in with a kerb (my fault!
) I've managed to bend some parts in the steering / suspension, along with a wheel on my 360. I've taken it to a garage who have said the following need replacing:
1. N/S front tie bar attachment bracket
2. N/S front track rod end
3. Tie bar bushes
However 1 & 2 are apparently NLA from Volvo. I think the track rod ends should be easy enough to get hold of, there are even some on ebay atm. Does anyone know where I might get hold of the bracket?
Thanks
Alex
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by sven360 » 17 Mar 2009 06:53 pm
PM Classicswede he'll probs be able to sort ya or point ya in the right direction.
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by volvosneverdie » 17 Mar 2009 07:11 pm
sven360 wrote:PM Classicswede he'll probs be able to sort ya or point ya in the right direction.
Are you ok mate?
Not like you to be overtly helpfull.
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by sven360 » 17 Mar 2009 09:00 pm
volvosneverdie wrote:sven360 wrote:PM Classicswede he'll probs be able to sort ya or point ya in the right direction.
Are you ok mate?
Not like you to be overtly helpfull.
has been a strange day must confess.
If you've bent all that pal its a right off -hoy it in the bin and buy summit with a Blue Oval .
Ahh......that's better
Keeper of The Knights' of Bushido-lest we forget
Write it in your heart.
Stand by the code and it will stand by you.
Ask no more and give no less than honesty,courage,loyalty,generosity and fairness.
The code of the West.
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 17 Mar 2009 09:09 pm
sven360 wrote:volvosneverdie wrote:sven360 wrote:PM Classicswede he'll probs be able to sort ya or point ya in the right direction.
Are you ok mate?
Not like you to be overtly helpfull.
has been a strange day must confess.
If you've bent all that pal its a right off -hoy it in the bin and buy summit with a Blue Oval .
Ahh......that's better
phew.
............yeah everyone, hes ok!
mustve just been sober or something.
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by filthyjohn » 18 Mar 2009 03:08 am
AJD wrote:1. N/S front tie bar attachment bracket
3. Tie bar bushes
Got both of these. Fancy coming to a meet on the 28th?
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AJD
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by AJD » 25 Mar 2009 12:59 pm
sven360 wrote:
has been a strange day must confess.
If you've bent all that pal its a right off -hoy it in the bin and buy summit with a Blue Oval .
Ahh......that's better
glad I caught you on a good day, don't want to have to move to the dark side
Filthyjohn you've got a pm
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AJD
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by AJD » 06 Apr 2009 10:39 am
Hi Filthyjohn
Not sure if you got my PM but I think I'm still going to be in need of that bracket, would you mind dropping me a message on here or an email at alexduffey (AT) hotmail.com if you can still help?
Cheers
Alex
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by AJD » 07 Apr 2009 12:46 pm
It's finally fixed now
Despite the orginal diagnosis of bent parts a second opinion suggested that there was nothing wrong with the car other than the tracking being miles out. So yesterday it was taken to have the wheels aligned and it seems like it's all back to normal again, very relieved
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by volvosneverdie » 07 Apr 2009 02:06 pm
AJD wrote:It's finally fixed now
Despite the orginal diagnosis of bent parts a second opinion suggested that there was nothing wrong with the car other than the tracking being miles out. So yesterday it was taken to have the wheels aligned and it seems like it's all back to normal again, very relieved
Good news dude.
I oversteered a bit and mounted a double kerb like a drunk stuntman.
Now mines miles out too.
Let go of the wheel on a straight street and it automaticly parks on someones drive.
At 30mph.
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by filthyjohn » 07 Apr 2009 05:50 pm
NASCAR style. AJD, sorry I missed your message, but good news that you didn't need the bits after all. Always nice when there's a simple solution.
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AJD
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by AJD » 07 Apr 2009 07:51 pm
Hmm having taken a closer look at the print outs I was given I'm not so sure the 360 is
actually in the clear
Overlooking the fact they have put it down as a 83-84 GLT (which it clearly isn't), those caster and camber values look odd - shouldn't they been the same either side?
Also I'm not sure if it was like it before the knock, but the car seems to have a tendency to drift to the left if you let go of the wheel.
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by volvosneverdie » 07 Apr 2009 08:19 pm
stupid question man, is your steering wheel dead on centre when youre running/parked straight?
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by AJD » 07 Apr 2009 08:59 pm
I don't think it is spot on tbh. I've given it a bit of a test drive today and it seems to be at 12.10-12.15 when going in a straight line. It was worse before the alignment, somewhere around 2 o'clock so it’s made some difference.
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by volvosneverdie » 07 Apr 2009 09:07 pm
AJD wrote:I don't think it is spot on tbh. I've given it a bit of a test drive today and it seems to be at 12.10-12.15 when going in a straight line. It was worse before the alignment, somewhere around 2 o'clock so it’s made some difference.
same as mine then dude.
sounds like its still a bit off. but livable.
lets call it 'character' and put up with it eh?
