<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 66, Issue 74=== Clunks

[The Robbins]

On my 65 when you hit a bump it sounded like the front end was going to fall
off. All parts underneath were new , it turned out that the front springs
that I had got from a Corvair vendor were not even close to being right,
they lowered the front end something fierce, would be great for a racer (
they are on eBay cheap now # 180534153303 ) The Corvair guru that worked on
the car said he had never seen any like these and had no idea what they were
supposed to fit. Clarks on the other hand sent the right springs and all is
right with the world. No more clunking and the ride is where it should be.
YMMV




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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Harry Yarnell
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:33 PM
To: djtcz at comcast.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 66, Issue 74

Clunks in a corvair front end (I assume in this case)are often caused by bad

outer swaybar bushings. I don't see how the shock snubbers (missing?) would 
cause 'clunking'.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Maxwell" < kobramax at insightbb.com >
> Subject: <VV> Large Front Stock Shock Bumpers
>
>
> <snipped<
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> My car has new shocks installed by the previous owner and there are
> clunks in the front suspension when I drive. I had a shop check out the
> front suspension and it is OK. Would the lack of these bumpers cause such 
> a
> clunking noise on bumps?
>
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>
> I chased small-bump-clunks thru several sets of aftermarket shox ( Sears 
> (HD?), Gabriels and KONIs ) on my LM even after installing all new 
> bushings everywhere.
>
>
> Then, after futilely trying desperately high torque on the lower shock 
> mount, I got thinking about the clearance between the bolt body and the 
> inside of the tubular shock mount and the (somewhat smaller than stock due

> to Massachusetts rust in my case) shock bolt. The clamping from torque 
>  >should< keep the tube ends from sliding within the control arm, and The 
> tube should be fairly stiff in bending, but everything flexes when loaded.
>
>
> I got pretty good results from carefully squeezing the exposed lengths of 
> tubular lower mounts oval in the vertical direction, to take out the 
> clearance between the shock mount and bolt. A little negative clearance 
> was easily overcome when tapping the (anti-seized for next time) bolt 
> home.
>
>
> Dan T
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>
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