[928uk] RE: Steering geometry and tracking

[Hans928]

Clyde, Congrats on your car's new lease of life. So, newly titled  Dr
Anderson has worked his magic again. Last time I was up there, he had power
steering fluid running downhill from his wrist to his elbow, being soaked up
by his sleeve, whilst  fixing a leak on my 91 S4. Pretty good while-you-wait
service it was too. 3" RMB sounds bloody good too.

Cheers. Hans.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Lennon" <cal at clydelennon.demon.co.uk>
To: <928uk at 928.org.uk>
Sent: 01 April, 2004 6:24 PM
Subject: [928uk] RE: Steering geometry and tracking


> I picked up my car from Dr Anderson's place yesterday after leaving it
with
> him for a thorough re-commissioning including replacement of whatever was
> old and tired or just plain knackered.  I was expecting a complete
> suspension overhaul, as my car was jittery, felt like the shocks were
kaput
> and the steering pulled to the left and feedback was more likely to rip a
> knuckle joint from a single hand if you hit a bump mid corner.  After
> considerable expense and effort, my car now steers, handles and rides
pretty
> much how I remember a new one felt back in 1988.  Paul agrees it is about
> what one would expect a good car to behave.  I think he used the word
> "transformed" over the phone.
>
> No changes in parts for any of the suspension but resetting of tracking
and
> geometry made all the difference.   All else was within factory tolerance
> after 16 years and 125k miles.  A pretty cheap fix compared to all other
> potential remedies.  New Behr radiator, timing belt, water pump, etc, plus
> numerous personal requirements like releasing the stuck passenger's seat
> from aft position, so I can fit my eldest behind, were some of the many
> items Paul persisted and painstakingly cured.   New rear wheel bearings
have
> cured the rumble at 40-70mph, which becomes a whine at higher speeds.
The
> auto box changes are much smoother as well, again feeling like new.   I
have
> invested considerable funds into my car and now expect to keep it near
> pristine condition for my tenure, which could be for a very long time.
Just
> have to wait a while for my crappy Avon tyres to wear so I can swap for
the
> TOYO Proxes T1s I have chosen as replacements.  Some Zymol wax and polish
> (hard work!) and eventually correction to a few small dents and it will
look
> new.   Car owes me around 16k after 4.5 years including all maintenance
and
> repairs and after Paul's valiant efforts, it has never been better.  The
car
> is too good to scrimp too much.  I think that these cars will begin to
creep
> in value, especially as Porsche begins releasing more V8 branded packages
> between the 911 and Cayenne.  The "Real Thing" remains the ultimate
attempt
> by Porsche to outdo the competition and the venerable 911, something which
> will not be repeated I suspect, as they pigeon hole a brand awareness unit
> somewhere in the ?60-85k bracket, probably much software and more 4-people
> oriented than the 928 was ever designed to address.  Sadly the serious 928
> driver might well be disappointed with the "retro V8 Porsche" that is
likely
> to appear by 2006.
>
> Can anyone point me in the direction of instructions for refurbishing the
> original forged alloys ("flats").  I think it's worth doing something
> myself, apart from running the vacuum cleaner across the carpet.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 928uk mailing list
> 928uk at 928.org.uk
> http://www.928.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/928uk
> 928.org.uk