fleaborg Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 alright. my apologies in advance for any inability on my part to provide a proper explanation or details. that said... i own a 4WD '86 DL wagon with dr MT. over the past two days my father and i have been trying to discover whats causing a clunk in my rear suspension over bumps. we noticed the two big rubber stoppers in front of the rear wheels and assumed that they were contacting with the metal plate below it. in an attempt to remedy the situation we changed the adjustable suspension to the middle slot. this in itself managed to take us two days (one set of spring compressors had prongs that were too big, the other set didn't fit on the tiny springs properly. ended up removing the strut. SO much easier). during this process i decided to clean my the outside of my diff (it appears to have a minuscule leak). used some petrol. should mention that i also have a drift to the left and a wobble in the steering wheel. I've had all 4 wheels balanced and aligned. a couple of attempts at the alignment actually. they seem to think the radius arm is bent but it isn't. the clunk remains. my drifting left remains. my wobble remains. still no idea whats up with them. now, to the point, after doing all this I've been driving Susie (Susie Soob) around tonight and have discovered a problem neither my father or i can explain. i change gear, doesn't matter what gear, let the clutch out, put my foot on the accelerator and the accelerator barely moves. i mean like a few mm, 5 tops. put the clutch in and out again and normal operation resumes. it isn't every time i change gear by any means, maybe once in every 10. any experience or ideas? cheers, fleaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 now, to the point, after doing all this I've been driving Susie (Susie Soob) around tonight and have discovered a problem neither my father or i can explain. i change gear, doesn't matter what gear, let the clutch out, put my foot on the accelerator and the accelerator barely moves. i mean like a few mm, 5 tops. put the clutch in and out again and normal operation resumes. it isn't every time i change gear by any means, maybe once in every 10. any experience or ideas? cheers, fleaborg. :confused: THAT is an odd problem. The only way I could see for that to be is some sort of physical interference in the pedal assembly???? I would move the seat back, climb down under your dash head first, and operate the clutch pedal by hand while watching everything with a flashlight.. see if something is loose?? thats just bizarre... as for your suspension troubles.. No help here.. sorry :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Welcome! Maybe the "Clunk" is a Noise? so, maybe it is due the Exhaust Pipe, hittin` somewhere over there. Also: Remember the Hill Holder Cable, that is Connected to the Clutch Press Actuator, and from there to the Aux. Brake Pump... Maybe that cable got between parts of the the Accelerator plate in the Intake, `cos its Near. About the Drift: have you Checked the Bearings, or Brake Adjustment? Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleaborg Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 :confused: THAT is an odd problem. The only way I could see for that to be is some sort of physical interference in the pedal assembly???? I would move the seat back, climb down under your dash head first, and operate the clutch pedal by hand while watching everything with a flashlight.. see if something is loose?? thats just bizarre... as for your suspension troubles.. No help here.. sorry :-\ yeah, thats what im looking at tomorrow. gonna check cables also and see if anything might be interfering there. Welcome! Maybe the "Clunk" is a Noise? so, maybe it is due the Exhaust Pipe, hittin` somewhere over there. Also: Remember the Hill Holder Cable, that is Connected to the Clutch Press Actuator, and from there to the Aux. Brake Pump... Maybe that cable got between parts of the the Accelerator plate in the Intake, `cos its Near. About the Drift: have you Checked the Bearings, or Brake Adjustment? Good Luck! I've had the old girl up and crawled around underneath rattling stuff as i go and couldn't find anything. but it is quite possible I've missed something so I'll have another check, shake a bit harder. i shall also look at the hill holder. I've only had the car about 6 months and haven't had the hill holder work even once. I've been meaning to have a go at fixing it but have, until now, been more concerned about the drift. so far a brake thing seems the most likely cause of the drift to me with my limited mechanical knowledge. that might have to wait a week or two though as i'm going away for a few days next week. thanks for the suggestions so far fellas. they're greatly appreciated. fleaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleaborg Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 well, had a look at the cables and pedals and the only thing amiss is the need for a new hill holder cable. so hopefully this problem will just dissapear becasue, as i said, i can't see anything weird or unusual. once again, thanks all. fleaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleaborg Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 an update. drove susie around for the day and had no repeat of the accelerator weirdness. all seems well... for now. cheers, fleaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 from what I have heard, the hill holder (unless you cant drive a stick, and actually NEED it) is rather superfluous. I have read about many people with bizarre problems, which were remedied by dismantling a non-functioning hill holder. Not that those problems had anything in common with what you are experiencing.. but i figured I would throw that out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleaborg Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 from what I have heard, the hill holder (unless you cant drive a stick, and actually NEED it) is rather superfluous. I have read about many people with bizarre problems, which were remedied by dismantling a non-functioning hill holder. Not that those problems had anything in common with what you are experiencing.. but i figured I would throw that out there. i don't NEED the hill holder, i can drive a manual fine, but it's kinda like a dog licking its balls, you know. i can so why not? who knows if i will ever actually fix it. knowing me, probably not. but thanks again for the help lads. it was greatly appreciated. cheers, fleaborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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