Lenny Seidman wrote: > > Listers, > Another problem on the Spitfire which I never noticed but someone > driving behind me stopped me and alerted me about. The left rear wheel > is at a noticeable worse (slanted out at the bottom more) angle than the > > right rear wheel. I've replaced the rear shocks and leaf > spring. It's a bit scary when you look at the car from the rear and > compare the 2 angles of the wheels. Also there seems to be a pulsating > noise vibration from the left rear wheel. > > Any ideas what could be causing this difference in angle and would the > pulsating/vibration (vibration at speeds above 45 mph- pulsation can be > heard at low speeds when coming to a stop) have any thing to do with it. > > Lenny Seidman > 70 Mk3 Spitfire
My guess would be that the rear spring has either begun sagging on the left (from years of only the driver in the car) or has a broken leaf on the left side. A new spring will clear up this problem in short order. They are available for just over $100 last time I checked. Cheers, Joe /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
