why is it that every time I do a job like this I have the feeling that something isn't quite right, the car is up and running with no play at the wheels or anywhere else on the steering, the tracking looks fine with the wheels about parallel, but every bump, ridge or mark in the road sets me thinking that I can feel play or that its not tracking right, perhaps a trip to ATS or somewhere similar to have the tracking checked/set and all the wheels balanced will be on for the weekend, although with its more handsome brother (H4) being back on the road it could be put off for a while.
On Mar 31, 2:04 pm, Pete M <[email protected]> wrote: > On 28 Mar, 16:50, reckless_b <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have been having fun with my H4's r/h bottom wish bone, I found a > > deal of play in it when I spotted the inner edge of the tyre being > > scrubbed away, I bought and fitted a replacement part NoQSA1471S and > > from the start I still had play on the ball joint, the Burtons > > calalogue shows this part to be for a mk3 power steered model and > > shows a qsa1650s to be for xr2i and RS turbo. Mine is a 1800 L > > registered, could anyone enlighten me please, before I go back to > > Bullseye. > > As has been mentioned elsewhere, the difference between the "power > steering" and "XR2i and RS Turbo" lower joints is likely to be the mk3 > vs mk3.5 difference that's the bane of many an H4 owner's life! The > mk3.5s (introduced in 1994) were the first Fiestas to have power > steering as an option and have different suspension to the earlier > cars - the diameter of the shock absorbers increased from 44mm to > 45.5mm (I think), along with different hub carriers and lower arms. > The later cars, especially those with power steering, seem much more > susceptible to problems with the wrong lower arms giving rise to > binding driveshafts too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
