I had an alignment shop check out the rear. The "wrench" scored the tires as they were rotated, and they were turning true on their bearings. After his superficial evaluation, he agreed with me that the arm was probably bent.
I suspect the noise is coming from the CV joint, it is very similar to the one that was posted recently with minor pitting, and may be out of place if the arm is bent.
The right side tire-to-flare clearance is only about .5", while it is about 1.5" on the left side.
I do intend to keep the car for some time to come. I bought the car in '98 for $7600 as a running car, and I think I've already passed the point of no return, ie head stud, top end job, new paint, 4 new tires, then 2 more new rear tires, rotery compressor, new A/C lines, dash board, all new rear end bushings and lowering the car,windshield etc..etc..etc.. I've saved a lot of $ by doing all the work myself, but the wife doesn't see it my way, I know I'm the only one in this boat.
I've been working on putting a 17" X 34" A/C condensor in a carrera tail to improve the A/C performance, it gets warm in Texas in the summer, and condensor size is one of the limiting factors for 911 A/C performance.
I've got some real good offers for arms, but they have the wrong links, where do I go from here???
TIA
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GT911
GordonTaylor@ev1.net
Spring, Texas
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