DeTomaso Mailing List: November 99, Message #312

Alignment would be a good place to start.  Also checking for looseness in 
the front end componets while lifted in the air may not reveal any worn 
items.  Suspension should be checked with load (ie normal ride height) to 
eliminate possible problems.

Woody


>From: rogers@pixelmagic.com
>Reply-To: rogers@pixelmagic.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
>Subject: my car is darty
>Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 08:59:31 -0500
>
>under hard braking.  Just a quick update for those of you interested.  I 
>did a
>bunch of the maintenance on my car that it needed.  Rebuild calipers, new 
>hall
>master cylinder porterfield pads, rebuild clutch master and slave 
>cylinder(no
>more grinding into  reverse), replaced all cooling hoses and fitted a 
>holley 600
>cfm carb to the motor, replace the plastic gears in the windows and 
>headlights
>with brass and rewired the fans as per mike drews relay mod (haven't done 
>the
>headlights yet).  All of this work uncovered a few other issues, rust in 
>the
>front spoiler and a steering rack that leaks oil.
>
>So onto my question now that the brakes are more than a suggestion, the car 
>is
>very darty under hard braking.  The front darts left and right as I'm 
>braking.
>The rear feels planted so its not like I'm chasing the rear.  I had Pat 
>Mical
>check the rack and he said the bushings in are in fine shape.  So is this 
>just a
>bad alignment or is there something else I should check.  I've put the car 
>in
>the air and check the front end for play and have not been able to feel any
>(doesn't mean there isn't).  So any suggestions.  Today is the last day 
>till
>next season the car is on the road.  So now is the time for me to pull the 
>rack
>and rebuild it. As long as I'm in there I want to fix what ever it is cause 
>in
>the spring I'm putting new tire and wheel plus an alignment into the car.  
>Any
>suggestions for alignment specs.  There are ones in the manual are those 
>good
>enough?
>TIA
>Landis
>
>

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