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Re:bad handling characteristics 2013/04/02 22:55:33 (permalink)
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Any power assisted steering in your car???

Could they have damaged or dislocated something to do with the rack-ends / rack-end boots / tierods??

I have just had rack ends and boots replaced myself.......steering felt a bit loose and rattling before hand.......all nice and firm again now though.

Just some thoughts.....I do, however, have the Target Data settings from Toyota for 1994-99 MR2 wheel alignments if anyone is interested, but I'm sure someone would have posted these previously. :-)

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M
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Re:bad handling characteristics 2013/04/19 00:12:30 (permalink)
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Ball joints?  floating all over the road during cornering, was cousing a rear end 'wiggle' which was freaky haha

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Re:bad handling characteristics 2013/04/19 06:35:20 (permalink)
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So we ended up finding out what this was!!!

One of the mechanics must have removed the rear left lower control arm bolt, and when they put it back in they cross threaded it and didnt do it up tight, so essentially my rear left wheel was just flapping arround. 

The mechanic I took it too wanted me to get a whole new subframe, but because im a broke uni student I decided that i would take the cheap route :P

One of my friends is a boiler maker, so we cut a small section of the subframe open, cut the nut off, pulled the bolt out and welded a new nut in, put the bolt in, welded it all back up and re-enforced it and she was sweet <3 no more dying and i can make it on the next club run!
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Re:bad handling characteristics 2013/04/19 14:14:57 (permalink)
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Always great to hear when the resolution is found!

 
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