[doc] Re: Twang!

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

Arrh!.... yes if you have done a spring swap ..then im sure it is the 
spring bedding in, when i have done them we then take the car out for 
some 'safe ' sharp cornering and 'weaving' about to settle them down. 

As a point, on one car the 'boing' noise was still there, so we ended 
up turning the spring around 180 degress so that the chamfered end on 
the spring was on the inside edge rather than the outside, that 
solved it.

My cable looked pretty low too, i will take a pic of it tonight and 
show you where mine is fixed up too, far too long these speedo 
cables, another 'lets see what we have in the box that we can use 
up' :)

Kind Regards

Mike
#2001
403


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul" <willinot@...> wrote:
>
> I was driving on a concrete road at the time too so looks like that 
was the
> culprit.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyone had a chance to check the photos out too?  I had never 
noticed the
> cable sitting as low.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for the advice.
> 
>  
> 
> Paul
> 
> #2493
> 
> Belfast 162
> 
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> From: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of
> Paul
> Sent: 07 March 2006 08:55
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [doc] Re: Twang!
> 
>  
> 
> Yep, I second that. I sometimes get a "Twang" coming from one of 
the front
> springs expecially
> when making a full lock turn whilst going over a bumpy 
surface "ie.off a
> kerb".
> I suppose it could sound like a cable twanging.
> 
> Paul Birks DOC298
> BAKNTIM Vin#0981
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mike Bosworth 
>   To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 6:49 AM
>   Subject: [doc] Re: Twang!
> 
> 
>   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
>   > (HYPERLINK
> "http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-
uk/photos/browse/a0c6?"http://au
> tos.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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