"Berang" (berang)
02/01/2020 at 19:22 • Filed to: saab
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"Berang" (berang)
02/01/2020 at 19:22 • Filed to: saab | 7
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Finally got my lift-off oversteer back. The 50 year old straps had pretty well disintegrated during the Gambler 500 last year, but I finally had some time to do maintenance around the Saab, and swapped in a new set. Gave the shock bushings back there a blast of silicone spray to keep them quiet too. Yes the rod and lever back there belong to an Armstrong lever shock.
Since the limit straps had failed, this meant the rear axle dropped way down when the back of the car was jacked up. So I had to jack up the car, remove the wheel, replace the strap, put another jack under the axle to get it high enough to get the wheel back on, lower both jacks, and then maneuver the strap back under the spring perch on the axle. But hey, it works now and the car rolls less and oversteers on command (or if you enter a corner stupidly fast accidentally).
sony1492
> Berang
02/01/2020 at 19:35 |
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Did you buy a specific part or just made a strap?
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Berang
> sony1492
02/01/2020 at 19:39 |
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Bought a specific part. It’s treated with something (like a resin) and notched where the bolts are so it can’t slip through the clamped ends. Probably more bother to remake at home than it would be worth.
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sony1492
> Berang
02/01/2020 at 19:42 |
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I figured maybe youd have to remake them since it's an older obscure car. That's awesome that the correct part was still available
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Berang
02/01/2020 at 19:46 |
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I’m confused. Is that strap where it needs to be? Because I don’t see how it would hold anything up.
Or is this picture from before you got it under the spring perch?
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Berang
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/01/2020 at 19:57 |
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Even with a jack under the axle, I couldn’t push it up far enough to get the strap under the spring, so this was before I had it in place. Once the car is on the ground there is plenty of room to move the strap under the axle.