series3 on the slant

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Splitpin

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #1

Has anyone got any ideas on why my series3 should list down on the drivers
side?

it has always been down since i bought it.
when there is no driver ,it is down about 1.5 inches

I have put new parabolics on and new shocks but it still leans over

 

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Mother

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #2

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:06:17 -0000, "Splitpin" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Has anyone got any ideas on why my series3 should list down on the drivers
>side?

Mine does that, only when I get in it, though...

>it has always been down since i bought it.
>when there is no driver ,it is down about 1.5 inches
>
>I have put new parabolics on and new shocks but it still leans over

Mine does that, only when I get in it, though...

You'll probably find it's the front outrigger. I had mine replaced,
prior to this it was around 1.5 inches lower. Putting the parabolics
on will show any other weaknesses - best get a second opinion.

Weldin the outriggers on is a skilled job - well, to get them on
right, that is.

 

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Tom Woods

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #3

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:00:49 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>Weldin the outriggers on is a skilled job - well, to get them on
>right, that is.

Can't be that skilled as I managed to get mine on straight (well it
doesnt lean anyhow)

I suppose a worn chassis bush could cause it to lean too?

Mine has para bollics on and the only time ive ever seen them
noticably lean to one side was when i had 4 people in the back and 2
~6 foot tree trunks sticking out of the end

 

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David G. Bell

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #4

On Wednesday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Splitpin" wrote:

> Has anyone got any ideas on why my series3 should list down on the drivers
> side?
>
> it has always been down since i bought it.
> when there is no driver ,it is down about 1.5 inches
>
> I have put new parabolics on and new shocks but it still leans over

The weight distribution isn't even, with the driver's side being
heavier, plus the weight of the driver.

I don't recall the exact details, but the correct springs are handed,
stiffer on the heavy side. And people fitting new springs sometimes get
it wrong, putting the weaker spring on the heavy side.

The other possibility is that one of the spring mounting points is
wrong. If the chassis has been repaired, it could be a fraction of an
inch too long. If it hasn't been repaired, trouble is looming.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee
was bitten by a radioactive spider."

 

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Lee_D

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #5

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Mine has para bollics on and the only time ive ever seen them
> noticably lean to one side was when i had 4 people in the back and 2
> ~6 foot tree trunks sticking out of the end

Thats no way to talk about your lady friends!

;-)



Lee D

 

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Larry

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• Dec 1, 2004

• #6

Theres no telling really as when I consider what I have done to mine, there
is pretty uneven loading, I would have said the springs but if they are new
bollix I would have thought it would take sommat heavy to list em.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


""David G. Bell"" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wednesday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Splitpin" wrote:
>
>
> The weight distribution isn't even, with the driver's side being
> heavier, plus the weight of the driver.
>
> I don't recall the exact details, but the correct springs are handed,
> stiffer on the heavy side. And people fitting new springs sometimes get
> it wrong, putting the weaker spring on the heavy side.
>
> The other possibility is that one of the spring mounting points is
> wrong. If the chassis has been repaired, it could be a fraction of an
> inch too long. If it hasn't been repaired, trouble is looming.
>
> --
> David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
>
> "History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee
> was bitten by a radioactive spider."

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Dec 2, 2004

• #7

On or around Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:44:47 +0000 (GMT),
[email protected] ("David G. Bell") enlightened us thusly:

>
>The weight distribution isn't even, with the driver's side being
>heavier, plus the weight of the driver.
>

I never understood that, the engine and gearbox are offset to the left
(passenger side in UK).