If I brake sharply at low speed, or when I brake and come to a halt and release the brake pedal, there is often a mild clunk-creak as the weight of the car shifts around.. is there a probable cause for this and is it likely to be worth remedying on a '91 car?
Thanks IanW
Btw, for those that remember my post from about a week ago, I had the car serviced & the mechanic found that the air intake pipe, at the point where it connects to the engine, had not been refitted properly and there was a gap. The stalling has been cured. I'm going to replace the temp sender at the front of the engine to hopefully rectify the fluctuation of revs at cold idle, though it doesn't seem to do it as much now. Other than that, everything seems to run very sweetly for a 170k car, and when he measured the emissions he was quite surprised that they were nearer to that of a new engine rather than one of that age.
Regards IaneW
is it the fabled rear axle bushes I wonder? lots of hassle and money to fix from what I can remember of skinned knuckles and swearing in several languages :)
well, it sounds like it's coming from the front of the car - are there any fabled or non-fabled front axle bushes I should know about? ;-)
not too sure if the front end is anything like the roller we did it cost £600 for a set of front bushes, and even then we had to cut the old ones out with a gas welder
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