My steering wheel transmitted some shimmy from about 45-60mph or more specifically when I could get it up to 60mph which required a nice smooth downhill. The forums suggested that perhaps the shimmy was from either the tie-rod ends, the knuckle bearings, or the tires. The tires will be changed later, but in the meantime a front-end rebuild will handle the other two possibilities.
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| All the parts laid out for the front-end rebuild - wheel bearings, kunckle bearings, wheels seals, bearing races, birfield seals, gaskets, towels, disc rotors, brass drifts, towels, grease, gloves, towels, seal puller, brake cleaner, and some more towels. |
The passenger side tore down nicely. I put each of the bolts from each section - hub lockouts, hub, knuckle, steering arm, and brakes. All the parts cleaned up nicely. I used my favorite new paint - Rustoleum Grill Paint - flat black and good up to 1200F, which is 600F more than expensive caliper paint, yea, I'm smart.
The passenger side went together with little effort or trouble, but... I failed to realize the old bearing races that needed to be punched out and reinstalled with new ones, so I got to do the tear down all over again. Apparently, my sub conscience was not happy with the efficiency of my work and figured that I would benefit from doing the work all over again. Oh and since I failed to read all my forum-sourced directions, that seems familiar, I got to order new seals.
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| Passenger side ready for new paint and bearings/seals. |
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| I was so clean. The picture must've been taken shortly after I started working that day because I was a mess, a complete mess. |
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| That wheel sure looks old. What to do, what to do. |
After figuring out the passenger side the driver side was a breeze.
The next update - a surprise visitor and a space gets cleared up in my garage:
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