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    #829 called 'Olive' David's Avatar
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    The click clonk could well be the front spring not moving smoothly as it will try to rotate slightly when it winds and unwinds on compression or release. Caused by a seized or worn top bearing below the rubber top strut mounting. Jack up the car and turn the steering fully from lock to lock, and listen for it then. On taking off the jack, listen for bonking when the spring compresses when the jack is further slowly released after the tyre has grounded.

    Easy and inexpensive job to replace the top mount bearing, with or without the actual rubber part.
    See: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID004207 (part #5)
    All ZT's and R75's are the same part. Watch out that you don't lose the spacing washers above the shock absorber body (part #4)!

    Could also be a drop-link or ant-roll bar bush with play. Jack up and "exercise" those bits with a tyre-lever or some such.

    Don't think the wheel wobble would be linked to either, but mine "shimmied" at low speed on road unevenness, as little as white lines, on Contis; less on the Uniroyals, but still does it.

    Rear-end "shimmy" when navigating speedbumps was cured by replacing the totally shot rear shockers.

    David.
    Last edited by David; 24-03-2022 at 12:25 PM.

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