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Again, I would very appreciate you sending me the correct info that will permit me to see your answer. I very much want to read your response. http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=6&catlD=2542&qlD=4867913 does not work from this end. It puts me at www.allexperts.com and then I don't know where to click or go from there. Please help. dave.
I can help you fix your car but as far as figuring out how to work the web site goes, faggetaboutit! But here is the answer again.
If the problem is only when the car is moving I would lean more to the caster and toe in settings than to the power steering problems. I would want to see the caster settings as close to 1 degree + as I could get them as it is caster that creates the self center action of the steering. The newer cars run upwards of +5 degrees of caster. If the toe in is set a little too much outside of specifications it too can cause the steering wanting to stay off center. Also radial tires which were not standard on this car require a bit more caster to get the self centering steering working. Radials tend to want to stay in the direction that they are pointed in.
Brad
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Brad Sears
Expertise
All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.
Experience
Automotive tech instructor.
Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's.
Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's
TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated.
Auto instructor for the following companies:
Fram
Autolyte
Holly
Carter
AMF
Ford Motor
University Of Conn
Blue Hills Technical School
Sugar River Technical Center
Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.
Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.
Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember.
Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.
Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.
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