If you got some wierd sounds coming from your car PLEASE have it checked out top and bottom now.
Check that creaking sound now
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, Mar 26 2007 10:47 PM
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 10:47 PM
This car (altho a statesman, same principal as torana) was making that creaking sound especially when entering and exiting driveways for about 6 months untill i climbed under to check an oil leak for the owner. I immediatly condemed the car.
If you got some wierd sounds coming from your car PLEASE have it checked out top and bottom now.
If you got some wierd sounds coming from your car PLEASE have it checked out top and bottom now.
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 10:56 PM
Hate to be a pain but the pic isnt clear, can you elaborate, ( or just tell us what the problem was????) 
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:19 PM
If you click on the pic it will enlarge.
top pic is bottom wish bone floating in the breeze
bott pic (looking from the ground up) is crack migrating from spring tower to steering box (the crack is easily 10 inches long).
top pic is bottom wish bone floating in the breeze
bott pic (looking from the ground up) is crack migrating from spring tower to steering box (the crack is easily 10 inches long).
Edited by ALX76, 26 March 2007 - 11:20 PM.
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:22 PM
Nice work 
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:36 PM
^ its a sickly feeling when your on your back looking up, wiping an oil leak and you look over and say "F#@% ME DRUNK Look at that, Your not driving this thing".
I myself had previously drove it too.
I myself had previously drove it too.
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:42 PM
How did you do the pic thingy? Works well when you know how. That is a serious front end issue.
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:51 PM
O.M.G. I've seen them crack, but never like that!
Is it a car that is always serviced on jack stands?
Amazing what can be found on a hoist that is missed on jack stands.
Is it a car that is always serviced on jack stands?
Amazing what can be found on a hoist that is missed on jack stands.
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Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:53 PM
YIKES!! /*runs to check teh hq*
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Posted 27 March 2007 - 12:02 AM
I use photobucket, at the bottom of each album you have there is a button that generates either a url or a pic or a clickable thumb.How did you do the pic thingy? Works well when you know how. That is a serious front end issue.
I much prefer the clickable thumb as it saves space on the forum page for reading and you just click each photo as you want them.
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Posted 27 March 2007 - 07:14 AM
Note to self:- Don't take up photography as a living.
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Posted 28 March 2007 - 06:57 AM
Lucky it was found by you. Could have been really nasty. thanks for sharing.
As Rodomo said I have seen em crack before but that is out of control.
As Rodomo said I have seen em crack before but that is out of control.
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Posted 29 March 2007 - 10:21 PM
That is absolutly crazy!
if anyone in WA is rebuilding their front end and wants it crack tested with magnetic partical inspection i can do it for you. Can also X-ray if you really wanted.
Evan
if anyone in WA is rebuilding their front end and wants it crack tested with magnetic partical inspection i can do it for you. Can also X-ray if you really wanted.
Evan
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Posted 05 May 2007 - 10:40 AM
That's one damn huge crack. I take it being a stato, that chassis would be written off & just replaced? Most Hq-Wb's crack at some stage in their life don't they?
When i bought my Hz pano, first thing i did was pull the front end apart and check it for cracks in the chassis. Found 2 small cracks, and had them welded up by my g/f's bro, at the time i didn't own a welder. I do now.
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When i bought my Hz pano, first thing i did was pull the front end apart and check it for cracks in the chassis. Found 2 small cracks, and had them welded up by my g/f's bro, at the time i didn't own a welder. I do now.
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Posted 05 May 2007 - 10:47 AM
Fark me! I better check my hq!
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Posted 05 May 2007 - 09:03 PM
I have an odd creakign sound in my LH, if i reverse then apply the brakes i here a grinding type sound, then when i hit D for drag and brake it happens again,
Sounds like the front spring is sliding forwards and back on the control arm, but no signs of damage or that happening.
Any ideas,
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JNR_ATE
Sounds like the front spring is sliding forwards and back on the control arm, but no signs of damage or that happening.
Any ideas,
Cheers
JNR_ATE
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