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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / steering wheel wanted
looking for a nice steering wheel for an 87-88 TC must have good horn button with all mounting tabs in place (turn not pry off)  also looking for a good shift nob with the leather in tact.  let me know and we can settle on a price. Thanks Graham
6018
User Rides / Re: 88 Turbo
hey that does look like mine  :hick:  nice looking bird
6019
Suspension/Steering / Re: knocking noise??
replaced the swaybar busings on my TC today and my nocing noise went away, if I were you I would crawl under there and see whats loose..  jack up your front wheels one at a time and grab both sides and move them back and forth if there is any looseness at all replace your tie rod ends.  hope you find what it is Graham
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Suspension/Steering / Re: knocking noise??
Quote from: jcassity
Ball joint replacement

jack up car in the center of the control arm (spring location)
slide jack stand in towards the outter part of the control arm
jack stand should be in close proximity to the ball joint but not in the way.
lower jack onto jack stand
remove wheel
remove caliper and tie up with wire to keep stress off hose
remove rotor (dust cap, cotter pin, adjustment nut,outter bearing)
the inner bearing and rotor seal will stay put
pull rotor off now
remove tie rod end (cotter pin and castle nut)
back tie rod end nut off till flush with the top threads
hammer downward to dislodge it
finish removing castle nut and lower out tie rod end slid out of the way
*notice the compression still on the big spring
*you are ok as long as the jack stand remains on the outter part of the conrol arm
remove strut bolts and lightly hammer strut out of place and swing out of the way
Pivit spindal assy outwards remove the keeper bolt
you may have to spread out the s with a flat head/hammer
lift up and remove the hub/spindal assy
use a hammer to knock straight down on the ball joint.
hammer on the ball joint stud as well as the control arm sides
eventually it will come out.

install ball joint---
relocate jack to balljoint area
*notice the lip on the ball joint where the seat is
*notice how thick your control arm metal is (hole where ball joint goes)
place balljoint up in hole
jack up your jack under the balljoint to apply some presure
your control arm will move up just slightly (about 3/4'')
inspect and make sure the balljoint is started by hand evenly around the seat
use a hammer to tap around the outter part of the control arm downwards
this will start to seat the balljoint
your control arm will lower as you do this
you may need to jack up on the ball joint a little bit more to get some tension
continue hammering around on the contol arm till you see the ball joint is seated
inspect the underside of the control arm to verify this
install spindal,strut,rotor,caliper,tierod end, ect ect and your done.

you dont need any special tools to do this.



just wanted to put in my advice on removing tie rod ends...  DO NOT...  hammer down on the bolt or the nut..    smack the side of the housing the tie rod will fall right out..  if it doesnt fall witht he first hit.. hit it harder or get a bigger hammer. this method is much better and wont bang up your threads.  thanks  :D
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Suspension/Steering / Re: knocking noise??
my TC makes that noise also but my sway bar bushings are gone.....  so theres my noise replacing them tomorrow will let you know if it solves my problem
6023
Electrical Tech / Re: fog lights wont work
so my problem is the switch huh..  no relay at all in my 88?  I would really like to get them working again.  Graham
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User Rides / 88 Turbo
heres my 88 turbo coupe, and dad's 83 turbo coupe in the background
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Electrical Tech / Re: fog lights wont work
that's also what I have been thinking, wich relay is it? and can I swap them around to see if that is the problem? thanks
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Electrical Tech / Re: Boost Gauge??
check the rubber hoses going from the boost solenoid to the intercooler, and also check the wiring could also be a bad solenoid.  I have an extra if you might need it. let me know what you find. Graham
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Electrical Tech / fog lights wont work
last night I finished the engine swap in my 88 TC and also change the fog lights, the right side worked and the left side didnt so I looked further into why it wasnt working.  well what I found was the ground terminal was rusty so I changed the end and the lights started to flicker and then they both starrted to flicker and inside the car there was a clicking sound then they stopped working. I checked all of the fuses and didnt find any bad ones.  anyone have any ideas?  thanks Graham
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Drivetrain Tech / Re: no rear brakes...
what I have been thinking is.....  does the key have to be on to bleed the system?  since the abs is electronic and it has a hydrolic pump in it.  just my thought  havent tried it yet. let me know what you guys think. thanks Graham