I did not want to alter the factory paint work if I didn’t need to, so out came the wet sanding supplies, clay, compound, and polish…
Popped the headphones in, cracked a fine cold PBR, and GOT TO IT
_DSC5158 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5160 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Nice and glassy!
_DSC5162 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
So with the exterior looking better again, I turned to this annoying clunk in the front end that had been bothering me. It occurred when the wheel was turned - and with the suspension getting loaded/unloaded.
I had already replaced the sway bar end links front and rear, so the search continued. Found that the sway bar bracket bushings were looking sorry and original
_DSC5164 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5166 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5168 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
New parts - polyurethane Energy Suspension pieces - teflon tape to prevent squeaks
_DSC5170 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5172 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
The new bushings fit great and compressed nicely with the bracket torqued down. I also added the supplied grease to make sure things were lubed up.
_DSC5171 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Popped the headphones in, cracked a fine cold PBR, and GOT TO IT
_DSC5158 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5160 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Nice and glassy!
_DSC5162 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
So with the exterior looking better again, I turned to this annoying clunk in the front end that had been bothering me. It occurred when the wheel was turned - and with the suspension getting loaded/unloaded.
I had already replaced the sway bar end links front and rear, so the search continued. Found that the sway bar bracket bushings were looking sorry and original
_DSC5164 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5166 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5168 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
New parts - polyurethane Energy Suspension pieces - teflon tape to prevent squeaks
_DSC5170 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC5172 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
The new bushings fit great and compressed nicely with the bracket torqued down. I also added the supplied grease to make sure things were lubed up.
_DSC5171 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
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