"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Jeff,
> My '62, '72. '78 all came stock with dampeners, anything with a
> straight axle did. And I've never had a death wobble, I've always used
> better tires than that. If you would have wanted to replace yours, you
> could have at: http://www.----------.com/temp/jeffsTruck.jpg


Why would I want to do that? I didn't have one, why would I replace it? I
should rephrase that, I don't remember that it had one. I remember lots of
stuff it did have, but the steering stabalizer isn't any of them.

 

Yes Jeff, your senility would have something do with your remembering
what a Real Ford would have come stock with. I merely pointed out it's
steering dampener part number, to prove it:
http://www.----------.com/temp/jeffsTruck.jpg
I would be checking under your hood more often, sounds like your
hearing is going, too.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would I want to do that? I didn't have one, why would I replace it? I
> should rephrase that, I don't remember that it had one. I remember lots of
> stuff it did have, but the steering stabalizer isn't any of them.

 

Yes Jeff, your senility would have something do with your remembering
what a Real Ford would have come stock with. I merely pointed out it's
steering dampener part number, to prove it:
http://www.----------.com/temp/jeffsTruck.jpg
I would be checking under your hood more often, sounds like your
hearing is going, too.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would I want to do that? I didn't have one, why would I replace it? I
> should rephrase that, I don't remember that it had one. I remember lots of
> stuff it did have, but the steering stabalizer isn't any of them.

 

Yes Jeff, your senility would have something do with your remembering
what a Real Ford would have come stock with. I merely pointed out it's
steering dampener part number, to prove it:
http://www.----------.com/temp/jeffsTruck.jpg
I would be checking under your hood more often, sounds like your
hearing is going, too.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would I want to do that? I didn't have one, why would I replace it? I
> should rephrase that, I don't remember that it had one. I remember lots of
> stuff it did have, but the steering stabalizer isn't any of them.

 

Yes Jeff, your senility would have something do with your remembering
what a Real Ford would have come stock with. I merely pointed out it's
steering dampener part number, to prove it:
http://www.----------.com/temp/jeffsTruck.jpg
I would be checking under your hood more often, sounds like your
hearing is going, too.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would I want to do that? I didn't have one, why would I replace it? I
> should rephrase that, I don't remember that it had one. I remember lots of
> stuff it did have, but the steering stabalizer isn't any of them.

 

> NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF BEANS IN CHINA,
> But I was changing the oil in my BMW last week, and while rolling around in
> the oil spilling all over the floor, I noticed that there were several
> chunks of plastic laying around in the fan shroud area, and a few more back
> by the firewall. Anyway, it was the fan. It had stripped all of its blades
> and I never even knew. All that remained attached to the viscous coupling
> (fan clutch) was the ring that the fan blades are molded onto.

NOooooo!
Don't ever mention BMW's here or Bill will have to post a link about
his brothers 12-cylinder 740i lemon again!

 

> NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF BEANS IN CHINA,
> But I was changing the oil in my BMW last week, and while rolling around in
> the oil spilling all over the floor, I noticed that there were several
> chunks of plastic laying around in the fan shroud area, and a few more back
> by the firewall. Anyway, it was the fan. It had stripped all of its blades
> and I never even knew. All that remained attached to the viscous coupling
> (fan clutch) was the ring that the fan blades are molded onto.

NOooooo!
Don't ever mention BMW's here or Bill will have to post a link about
his brothers 12-cylinder 740i lemon again!

 

> NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF BEANS IN CHINA,
> But I was changing the oil in my BMW last week, and while rolling around in
> the oil spilling all over the floor, I noticed that there were several
> chunks of plastic laying around in the fan shroud area, and a few more back
> by the firewall. Anyway, it was the fan. It had stripped all of its blades
> and I never even knew. All that remained attached to the viscous coupling
> (fan clutch) was the ring that the fan blades are molded onto.

NOooooo!
Don't ever mention BMW's here or Bill will have to post a link about
his brothers 12-cylinder 740i lemon again!

 

> NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF BEANS IN CHINA,
> But I was changing the oil in my BMW last week, and while rolling around in
> the oil spilling all over the floor, I noticed that there were several
> chunks of plastic laying around in the fan shroud area, and a few more back
> by the firewall. Anyway, it was the fan. It had stripped all of its blades
> and I never even knew. All that remained attached to the viscous coupling
> (fan clutch) was the ring that the fan blades are molded onto.

NOooooo!
Don't ever mention BMW's here or Bill will have to post a link about
his brothers 12-cylinder 740i lemon again!

 

wonder if death wobble caused this?
http://www.big-boys.com/pictures/picture0934.html

Patrick
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"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> And if you knew anything about tires, you would know a death wobble
> a tire problem that happen only at high speed, catastrophic to
> motorcyclist: http://www.big-boys.com/articles/bikewipestreet.html The
> poster described the classic shimmy. which if you had sold the thousand
> of tires I have you would know it takes two tires bouncing off each
> other to create: http://www.----------.com/tireShimmy.mpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>>
>> We all know it is quite possible to have a tight and non yielding
>> steering stabilizer and have one wheel precess (death wobble) all by
>> itself if the ball joints are loose. And we all know that Bill will tell
>> you to mask the problem by getting a new stabilizer rather than fixing
>> the underlying problem. And we have all had the flame wars with Bill
>> trying to get him to even budge off his standard position of "change the
>> stabilizer" So what else is new under the sun?