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#1
11-26-2006, 01:26 PM
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Pop Quiz, hotshot!
(Note: This really did happen to me last week, and it was pretty scary. I was able to diagnose properly what happened during the ordeal. I'm sure the more experienced, such as Blue Bowtie, MT2500, etc will also pick up on this right away so they don't have to reply if they don't want!)
Suppose you're entering a freeway. You notice traffic is light, which is unusual for this part of freeway (and for which you will later be grateful for), so you punch it to gain speed quickly, and when safe to enter, you do. So, you come off of the on-ramp and switch into the first through lane. You straighten the wheel and the car keeps moving left, entering the next lane. Noticing the car is not behaving as it should, you apply a slight right-hand motion to the steering wheel to correct. The car now darts right. You bump the wheel to the left again to straighen up, the car overcorrects, and you now find yourself sliding nearly sideways while modulating the brake pedal to keep from totally losing control as well as bring the speed down to safely pull off the freeway. What just happened? The moral of the story? Don't assume that just because a part was new 3 years ago that it doesn't need to be inspected periodically.
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1988 9C1 - Modified LM1 @ 275HP/350TQ - TH700R4 - 3.08 8.5" Disc Rear - see it at http://www.silicon212.org/9c1! 2005 Crown Vic P71 - former AZ DPS - 4.6 liters of pure creamy slothness! 1967 El Camino L79/M20 old school asphalt raper Remember - a government that is strong enough to give you everything you need, is also strong enough to take everything you have. 
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#3
11-26-2006, 05:29 PM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
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Nope, it was the -_-_- -_-.
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1988 9C1 - Modified LM1 @ 275HP/350TQ - TH700R4 - 3.08 8.5" Disc Rear - see it at http://www.silicon212.org/9c1! 2005 Crown Vic P71 - former AZ DPS - 4.6 liters of pure creamy slothness! 1967 El Camino L79/M20 old school asphalt raper Remember - a government that is strong enough to give you everything you need, is also strong enough to take everything you have.
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#4
11-26-2006, 05:49 PM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
Idler arm or pitman arm loose? My guess would be something along the drag link, but it could be other things as well, like the gearbox lash, rag joint, etc.
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#5
11-26-2006, 06:00 PM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
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You win the nachos! 
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1988 9C1 - Modified LM1 @ 275HP/350TQ - TH700R4 - 3.08 8.5" Disc Rear - see it at http://www.silicon212.org/9c1! 2005 Crown Vic P71 - former AZ DPS - 4.6 liters of pure creamy slothness! 1967 El Camino L79/M20 old school asphalt raper Remember - a government that is strong enough to give you everything you need, is also strong enough to take everything you have.
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#6
11-28-2006, 12:08 AM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
what happened?
did one end come loose?
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#7
11-28-2006, 12:49 AM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
The idler arm separated and that allowed the center link to do its own thing when I either turned the wheel or went straight. It didn't completely separate, there was still about 1/8" or so of the frame part that was still inside the socket. Therefore, I didn't completely lose steering ability, but it came damn close.
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1988 9C1 - Modified LM1 @ 275HP/350TQ - TH700R4 - 3.08 8.5" Disc Rear - see it at http://www.silicon212.org/9c1! 2005 Crown Vic P71 - former AZ DPS - 4.6 liters of pure creamy slothness! 1967 El Camino L79/M20 old school asphalt raper Remember - a government that is strong enough to give you everything you need, is also strong enough to take everything you have.
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11-28-2006, 03:20 PM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
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12-01-2006, 08:46 PM
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12-01-2006, 10:23 PM
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Re: Pop Quiz, hotshot!
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And no chihuahua, but there might be some mystery substance in there, hahaha ...
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1988 9C1 - Modified LM1 @ 275HP/350TQ - TH700R4 - 3.08 8.5" Disc Rear - see it at http://www.silicon212.org/9c1! 2005 Crown Vic P71 - former AZ DPS - 4.6 liters of pure creamy slothness! 1967 El Camino L79/M20 old school asphalt raper Remember - a government that is strong enough to give you everything you need, is also strong enough to take everything you have.
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