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Michael Echemann
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<font face="Arial" size="2">You might inspect your bushings in the front end. The king pin itself could be worn 5-21-34 or it's bushings 5-21-17. While your at it look at your bushing inside your oscillating axle 5-21-2. If your kingpinand orbushings are worn you should get a slightwobble in yourfront wheel. Try itwith the car jacked and see if it has any play (with the lug nuts tight of course).</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Maybe Dave the wave or Billy can offer better tips. How about Hugh? He may know exactly what it is.</font>
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Mike</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Arnold, I sadly have the same problem with the car wanting to drive itself over 40mph. Ask Amphipoda how scary it was in Celina at night raining leaving the eagles.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">This is what I have done to no avail. Replaced all 4 shocks with Aldan super billet units. Replaced all front tie rod ends with German Lemforder sealed units. New tires. Prayer to Amphi gods. None of these things helped at all. I have heard a couple of ideas about nuts in the back being loose, and now the king pins. How would someone go about checking these for looseness? I have had the fronts off many times (of yea, also replaced inner & outer wheel bearings & races in front) and have not found any signs of anything worn out or loose. I also took the opportunity to tighten the nuts on the spring units in the back that slide into the dead end hole. I'm with you buddy, it is a strange problem that just defies any amount of money or work thrown at it. </font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I have considered taking it to an expert like Billy, Dave, or anyone else who may be able to get into it and see something that I am missing. It has caused me to not drive the car much at all. </font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I guess we are in the same boat (groan) looking for help.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">A tough one indeed.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">AHHHHHHHH.........heated garage for the first time now living in mild Tennessee.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I was BUOYANT in Mich., but now live on a lake.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Mark Richardson</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">You might inspect your bushings in the front end. The king pin itself could be worn 5-21-34 or it's bushings 5-21-17. While your at it look at your bushing inside your oscillating axle 5-21-2. If your kingpinand orbushings are worn you should get a slightwobble in yourfront wheel. Try itwith the car jacked and see if it has any play (with the lug nuts tight of course).</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Maybe Dave the wave or Billy can offer better tips. How about Hugh? He may know exactly what it is.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">
Mike</font>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: Mark Richardson
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:04 AM
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Wanderer
<font face="Arial" size="2">Arnold, I sadly have the same problem with the car wanting to drive itself over 40mph. Ask Amphipoda how scary it was in Celina at night raining leaving the eagles.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">This is what I have done to no avail. Replaced all 4 shocks with Aldan super billet units. Replaced all front tie rod ends with German Lemforder sealed units. New tires. Prayer to Amphi gods. None of these things helped at all. I have heard a couple of ideas about nuts in the back being loose, and now the king pins. How would someone go about checking these for looseness? I have had the fronts off many times (of yea, also replaced inner & outer wheel bearings & races in front) and have not found any signs of anything worn out or loose. I also took the opportunity to tighten the nuts on the spring units in the back that slide into the dead end hole. I'm with you buddy, it is a strange problem that just defies any amount of money or work thrown at it. </font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I have considered taking it to an expert like Billy, Dave, or anyone else who may be able to get into it and see something that I am missing. It has caused me to not drive the car much at all. </font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I guess we are in the same boat (groan) looking for help.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">A tough one indeed.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">AHHHHHHHH.........heated garage for the first time now living in mild Tennessee.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I was BUOYANT in Mich., but now live on a lake.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Mark Richardson</font>
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