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From: cal@pyramid.UUCP (Craig Levin)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: TR7 suspension question
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 23:17:49 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 23:17:49 1985
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> From: allan@nmtvax.UUCP
>
> I have a 1976 Triumph TR7 (California version) with front end problems.
> Can anyone out there help me?  Here is the problem:
> 
> Initially, when driving the car and applying the brakes at speeds around 35
> and higher, the front end would shake terribly.  I could feel the shaking
> through the steering wheel and I could also feel the wheels shaking.
> 
> Recently, the problem has gotten worse.  When I drive the car into long turn
> and occasionally when I am driving down the road between 40 and 60, the front
> end shakes.
> 
> I think that it is probably the struts, but I wanted some other opinions on
> the matter.

I had this problem with my '76 many years ago, it turned out to
be a warped Disc Rotor.  This can be checked by measureing the
"Disc Runout".  Replacement is about a 45 minute job, similar to
greasing the internal front wheel bearings.  Speaking of which,
they might be the problem also.  The rotor was not cheap, about
$120, five years ago.