[doc] Re: Twang!

["Mike Bosworth" <mike.bosworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul

Have you had the front end jacked up for a while with the front 
wheels hanging down ?...

Maybe it was one of the suspension springs reseating itself, they 
can make a rather discerning noise when they do it :)

Regards

Mike
#2001
403

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul" <willinot@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
> 
> I was driving home today and heard a loud "twang" from the front 
of the car
> as if something had snapped.  There was no change in the steering 
and the
> car did not pull to one side when braking.
> 
> On getting home I had a look around and the only thing I thought 
didn't look
> right was how low the speedo cable was hanging down (I had never 
noticed it
> before)
> 
> I remember reading somewhere about a fix for the speedo cable 
where it
> connects to the front when but forgot to save it. 
> 
> I have posted a few photos
> (http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/photos/browse/a0c6?
c=) of
> where it joins the front wheel and would appreciate it if you 
could have a
> look and let me know if it appears to have come off and hopefully 
explain
> the twang noise I heard.  Also if its come off how do I fix it.
> 
> Paul (162)
> Belfast
> #2493
> 
> Ps:
> Thanks Martin for the advice last night.  Kept me mobile today :-)
> 
> Pps:
> Only back on the road the past fortnight and I nearly re-worked 
the front of
> the car when an Audi pulled out in front of me from a car park 
without
> looking right.  I had just come off a roundabout so had not been 
on the road
> when he had first looked.  The tyres screeching the car to a halt 
is not a
> sound I want to hear often (although much prefer it to the sound of
> stainless steel stopping me).  The funny thing was as he 
acknowledged the
> mistake and mouthed sorry you could see on his face he was 
thinking - "ahh
> it's a Delorean, of all the cars to crash into!!!!!!!"  lol. 
> 
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