157dB

Get that puppy to the stealership asap before something bad
goes wrong.

northy_polk

yeah, maybe tomorrow or thursday. i don't have to drive it much, thankfully. i'll keep my appendages all crossed that they don't ask me what the hell i was doing to injure the car!!! i go to this dealership because the gentleman in the service dept doesn't ask questions or turn his nose up at mods. we'll see. . .

jts

Are the sn197 cars 4 wheel abs ?
Maybe the abs is acting weird ?
Did you try disconnecting the battery for a minute ?

northy_polk

yes, 4 wheel abs.

A_J

Alignment maybe? Tap on the brake and it does a quick weight transfer, then the steering blips when unloading the front?

Just throwing ideas out there..

northy_polk

thanks for the ideas. i just had it aligned last week, but something could have been incorrectly done.

also, i drove the car last night a bit and i think that it DOES pull to the left a bit when braking. i just don't understand how the steering wheel would move if something were just wrong with the brakes. it seems like it would have to be where the steering rack connects to the spindle for it to make that kind of movement.

A_J

And you're stomping on the brakes hard and notice the pull? I ask because I've seen cars that only exibit the pull on an emergency stop from around 25mph.

Certainly sounds like brakes.. but the alignment theory could be involved too. Maybe to rule the alignment/weight transfer out, bounce the front of the car while someone watches the steering wheel.

I've also seen where braking can temporarily cause alignment to shift, from loose fasteners, or bad bushings (typically around the LCAs).

northy_polk

drum roll please. . . it is the bushings on the BMR tubular A arms. they have failed. another chapter in the saga that is my front suspension. BMR's suupplier had a bad batch made to the wrong specs and they are waiting til people call in to fix the problem. sucks. they're replacing the bushings, but now i'm stuck with another $300 front end suspension install. dammit.

A_J

Do I win a prize??

Glad to hear you got it solved -

northy_polk

YES!! Here's your prize: now you can help me sort out the pinion angle, install the new bushings, get the suspension geometry just right for autocross, fix my broken antenna, install brake ducts and new pads and fluid, switch to synthetic oil, lube the lcas with silicone grease, install resonators, install koolmat under the interior carpet, and much much more!!![sm=lol.gif]