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In Reply to: Re: Big T - just did my springs/struts...read on.. posted by Big-T on August 26, 2001 at 15:50:12:
Anyway, sorry to get side tracked! I am definately calling AAA and have it towed tonight to Chris BMW. Hopefully, they will take responsibility...it is just such a drag.
The suspension work was such an easy job. I am very glad that I replaced the steering ocmponents...I knew my steering was slopy, but wow...what a difference.
All I have left to do now is tackle the rear springs. I have the self leveling and have been advised to keep it as is. I will however one day soon pull them out just far enough to swap out the springs with the Dinan's that came with my kit!
Take car...uh oh...it's a shoot out with Tiger and Furyk. Gotta run and watch this will a freshly cracked Harp Lager!
Salty
Oh, man, that's pretty frustrating after sweating over the suspension work. I'm prettty sure there's no relation between the two, but I would check into it. Since you heard slight whine before it's possible something was brewing in your engine compartment. You say the engine block was replaced a few months ago....I would definitely go back to them and figure out exactly how this can happen such short time after they had all this out.
ALso wanted to say - congrats on getting the suspension work done. I can promise a satisfying ride once you get the other problem fixed - as you were able to briefly asses.
I can't say I have much else to say about that. I think you need to talk with the dealer that performed the engine block replacement and figure out where they screwed up.
Good luck! hOPe it works out.
T.
You won't believe what just happened to me! I just spend most of the day with my seven up on jack stands so that I could swap my worn out original front springs and struts with brand new Bilstein HD's and Dinan lowering springs. The job was cake, however it is very warm down here in Atlanta I am happy to be all showered up! While I was at it, I pulled out my steering components...tie rod ends and center link...very easy job while your at it...just pull both tie rod nuts and each nut on the steering arm and idler arm and the whole assembly pulls right out!
Anyway, I get all this work completed and can't wait to take it out for a test drive. The ride is so much firmer and more responsive thru corners...the steering feels like it just rolled off the assmebly line!
So I decide to pull into Lowes to pick up a couple things for the house when all of a sudden my power steering goes and I notice the battery icon lit up on the dash. I pull over and look under the hood hoping that I must have blown a fuse when I looked and noticed that my main serpentine belt is completely off track!
The last thing I want to do right now is get back out in this heat and deal with this! Any ideas on what could have cause this? The only thing that I can think of is that I have noticed a whine recently during acceleration...maybe a tensioner let go. Anyway, I think I will have the car towed to the dealer that did my engine block under waranty 5 months ago and maybe I can position this as a consequence to the work they did.
What a drag after all this work today!
Let me know what you thoughts are on this.
Salty
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