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10-19-2022, 02:18 PM | #21 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
I inherited a 30 5 window coup from my father before he passed and drove it for 5 or 6 months with no problem...Then one day on the way home I hit a small pothole and the car shook like a dog s#####ng razor blades...Dad (Was a depression era kid ) and put drywall screws in the windshield hinge and the car shook so bad the screws broke holding the windshield in...Welllll here I am trying to hold the steering wheel in one hand and the windshield in the other and fighting to get the car slowed down and keep it between the guard rails...I burst out laughing thinking I have done 146 MPH in a Corvette and I was going to die in a 90 year old car doing 35 MPH...I was only a couple miles from home and never went over 20 MPH for the rest of the way home...I jacked the car up and the king pins were in bad shape...I had a friend install and ream the bushings, replaced the king pins and have not had a problem since with shaking...Got a funny story out of this and hope I never have that happen again...
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10-19-2022, 02:23 PM | #22 | |
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10-21-2022, 10:53 AM | #23 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
If you've ever driven a vehicle with a true Death Wobble, you'll agree with the term. A shimmy is not even close to a true death wobble.
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10-21-2022, 11:21 AM | #24 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
had this happen on a ford taurus........ buddy certified big deal mechanic told me it was
one of the joints in the front end. I begged to differ and thought it might be a broken belt in a radial tire. swapped a rear tire with what I thought was the problem tire in the front and yes, a "broken" radial belt. easy fix. that may not be true for most model As, but I do see more and more guys converting to radials......... |
10-24-2022, 11:49 AM | #25 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
Struggling with this same issue on my '28 Tudor. It was restored back in the late 60's but only has about 1500 miles on it since then.
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10-24-2022, 01:30 PM | #26 |
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10-24-2022, 01:48 PM | #27 | |
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10-24-2022, 04:57 PM | #28 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
I have to chime in here. I bought a 29 CCPU many years ago that was supposedly restored. No grease anywhere, including the wheel bearings. The transmission was popping out of second. I had to grease everything and rebuild the transmission. I ended up breaking an axle and rebuilding the rear end too. Plus the wood was rotten in the top and one door never did fit right. And the brakes needed rebuilding. But it looked purddy.
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10-24-2022, 06:01 PM | #29 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
Before I'd do anything I would check the front end for toe in. I picked up a 31 Pickup a few months back and couldn't drive it 5 mph it shimmied so bad. I checked the alignment and it was out 1 1/2 in. I set it at 1/16th and can drive it 50 mph and it has not shimmied at all. It still needs the steering sector rebuilt but at least it's drivable. I wouldn't start taking anything apart. You can also tighten up a worn steering sector a slight bit also. Just my experience six months ago. I drive it as my daily driver
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11-07-2022, 06:49 AM | #30 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
On my ccpu it ended up being the ball on the pitman arm was worn nearly flat. It would drive fine and then if you hit a bump it would start shaking its head.
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11-07-2022, 05:42 PM | #31 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
Jet, Check your other steering balls too. wheel bearings too, even though they're pretty obvious. The spring perch bearings. When they're down on the springs, you know they're shot, and they will cause a wobble! King pins should be checked when it's jacked up for the wheel bearings. Wheel wobble from bent wheels must be considered also. There was a guy named Thomas Wesenberg (R.I.P.). Very nice guy, beyond anyone as a craftsman and a mechanic! and Tom insisted that wheel alignment, toe in, toe out was more important than anything. I wish Tom were still here to give us guidance !
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11-07-2022, 06:14 PM | #32 | |
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11-07-2022, 08:40 PM | #33 |
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Re: 28 A, Bad shake... guidance please...
While driving my father's '49 F-1, going 50 on the highway and hitting a bump and then having the entire front end and steering wheel shake so violently to the point you think the front end is going to fold underneath you, death wobble is a gentle term.
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