Okay, I have two very unrelated problems with my '84 240 that seem to keep cropping up that I can't figure out. Any insight would be much appreciated....
- A couple years ago I replaced the torque rod bushings because they were completely shot. Now they are broken again and I feel like this is way too soon. I lined them up correctly and had them pressed in properly, so I don't understand why they broke again. I did not replace any of the other rear bushings at the time. Could the other bushings being bad have destroyed the new torque rod bushings? I also need to get the rear brake discs resurfaced as they vibrate when braking. I have replaced the rear discs, but the new ones still vibrate so I'm going to get them resurfaced on the car and hope that helps. Could that vibration have an effect on the bushes? I'm planning on replacing all the rear bushes and getting the rear brakes resurfaced but I want to make sure that I'm not going to kill the new bushes because of some other problem that I don't know about.....
- My main fuel pump is making a lot of noise, and I am getting low pressure under high engine load (engine stutters.) If I replace the main pump again this will be the third time in 5 years. I have replaced the in-tank pump since I last replaced the main pump, also replacing the filter sock as it was coming apart. I replaced the fuel filter at the same time I replaced the main pump, perhaps 20,000 miles ago. What is causing the pump to keep going bad? Could the remnants of the old filter sock have jammed up the pump? Could the fuel line between the tank and the main pump be deteriorating and causing problems? Have I just gotten two bad fuel pumps? They have both been the bosch part. This problem is really frustrating me since the main pump is a 0 part. If anyone knows anything I'm doing wrong I would much appreciate it.....
Thanks, -z