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> The fun continues, Jerkin' my spindle
Porschef
post Jun 26 2011, 12:04 PM
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I took the dust shield off to have a look at what's back there and I found that if I grab the spindle and yank it, I get a little metallic sounding play both in and out.

I can't see anything obvious that's moving, has anyone ever encountered something like this? This is what I thought was the wheel bearing issue.

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Joe
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post Jun 26 2011, 12:30 PM
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Try to isolate it further. Is there movement between the spindle and strut? If so, then the welds are failing. (Not common, but I've seen it happen. In the middle of an autoX run, to a 1968 911. Not fun.)

Could be the ball joint, the strut itself, the strut mounting. If it's fore and aft play, it could be something to do with the tie rod or steering.

Some of those problems are more serious than others, of course.

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