<VV> Front end shimmy

[Mike Kost]

I don't think it is the pitman arm bushing since I have a nylon one that 
looks good. It could be the idler arm. I may try a different one off of 
a spare front suspension which is in the basement to see if it makes a 
difference.

John Sconiers wrote:

>Had a very simular problem with my LM with 14x7 rims and 215-60-r14 tires.  I was able to fix it this weekend.  I first replaced the idler arm.  This helped a little but the problem was still there.  Next I replaced the Center link and pittman arm bushings.  This completely corrected the problem.  I would suggest you order a spare bolt as they may strip.  Just for good measure I'm going to replace the inner and outer tie rods.  
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>JOHN
> 
>On Monday, October 04, 2004, at 11:50AM, Mike Kost <vairmike@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>I have had an occasional front end shimmy for quite some time. I knew 
>>the upper control arm bushings were shot (from trying to do an 
>>alignment) and thought that was the problem. Sometimes when I hit just 
>>the right bump the front wheels start to shimmy violently. When this 
>>happens I have 3 choices, either accelerate to about 60 MPH, come to a 
>>complete stop, or turn. I don't seem to have any play in the steering 
>>and the ball joints seemed pretty tight this weekend when I replaced the 
>>bushings. Replacing the bushings (upper and lower) helped some but I 
>>don't know if that could also be from poor alignment settings. I do have 
>>wide tires (215-60R14) and 14x7 wheels with a slightly wrong offset 
>>which seems to make the problem worse. What I am looking for is 
>>suggestions on where to try next since I can't afford to just throw 
>>money at replacing everything in the front suspension.
>>
>>Any suggestions for where to look next?
>>
>>-- 
>>Mike Kost
>>Show-Me Corvair Club
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>>

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Mike Kost
Show-Me Corvair Club