What the hell was that noise?
I was in the middle of a hard acceleration from third, about to shift to fourth, when I heard this loud bump. It sounded as if I had run over something in the road. I immediately slowed down and checked everything.
Definetly no loss in power. Engine runs great. Nothing wrong with the transmission or shifting(not the clutch)
As I got back in the car and continued to drive, I did notice a rattle on rough road surfaces.
I'm thinking suspension or CV joints. Although I heard no clicking usually associated with CV joints. When I got home, I noticed the car was riding lower on the passenger side rear. That is where I heard the sound. Normally, the tire is even with the wheel well and now it is about 1"-1&1/2" inside the wheel well.
Has anyone ever experienced a broken torsion bar? Could the rattle have been the shocks "bottoming out"? Is there a way to test a torsion bar without removing the whole assembly? If the bar is broken, how do you remove the portion of the bar that is still splined into the car?
The tires never rubbed the wheel well. There appears to be no damage that can be readily seen. I always wanted to adjust the ride height of my car, am I getting ready to have the opportunity to do just that?
------------------
Mark Isaak
'74 Targa
[This message has been edited by mark 74 carrera (edited 10-09-2001).]
|