TR7 suspension question

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3 total messages Started by allan Tue, 29 Oct 1985 20:20

#511

Author: allan
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1985 20:20

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I have a 1976 Triumph TR7 (California version) with front end problems.
Can anyone out there help me?  Here is the problem:

Initially, when driving the car and applying the brakes at speeds around 35
and higher, the front end would shake terribly.  I could feel the shaking
through the steering wheel and I could also feel the wheels shaking.

Recently, the problem has gotten worse.  When I drive the car into long turn
and occasionally when I am driving down the road between 40 and 60, the front
end shakes.

I think that it is probably the struts, but I wanted some other opinions on
the matter.

Thanx

Alan F. Perry

Re: TR7 suspension question

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Author: Craig Levin
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1985 04:17

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> From: allan@nmtvax.UUCP
>
> I have a 1976 Triumph TR7 (California version) with front end problems.
> Can anyone out there help me?  Here is the problem:
> 
> Initially, when driving the car and applying the brakes at speeds around 35
> and higher, the front end would shake terribly.  I could feel the shaking
> through the steering wheel and I could also feel the wheels shaking.
> 
> Recently, the problem has gotten worse.  When I drive the car into long turn
> and occasionally when I am driving down the road between 40 and 60, the front
> end shakes.
> 
> I think that it is probably the struts, but I wanted some other opinions on
> the matter.

I had this problem with my '76 many years ago, it turned out to
be a warped Disc Rotor.  This can be checked by measureing the
"Disc Runout".  Replacement is about a 45 minute job, similar to
greasing the internal front wheel bearings.  Speaking of which,
they might be the problem also.  The rotor was not cheap, about
$120, five years ago.

Re: TR7 suspension question

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Author: Mark Bernstein
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1985 14:13

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Regarding TR-7 front end problems:   I'd check for badly warped
brake rotors (most likely), and for lateral runout - warped front
wheels/tires.   A bad rotor will, of course, lead to the shimmy while
braking, but it can also rub up against the pads each revolution of the
wheel, causing just a little drag and leading to highway speed shimmy.

- Mark Bernstein (UT Austin - SPE)

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