940 year 1995 non-turbo


1: Car cannot restart after stopping (with engine off). No cranking sound but click sound only. If I stop trying to start, get out of the car and stay away for a minute or two and then try again, I may get to crank and eventually get the engine running. May take a longer cranking time though. Happened several times now and getting more frequent. Gettng a bit annoying and embarassing everytime I run down to the grocery or to pick up my kids from school. Check battery voltage - reading above 12V. Mechanic told me it is the alternator but does not make sense since I've read here that alternator is only for charging when car is running. Should have nothing to do with cranking, right?

2: Car vibrates at 40km/h very noticeably but vibration goes away beyond 40km/h. If I maintain speed at 40km/h, vibration stays at this speed and can be felt no matter how far i drive. I know that my front absorbers and the mounts are shot. Could it be the absorbers, or the mounts, or both?

3: Right wheel has significant free play. I jacked up the car and with my hands on the left and right sides of the wheel, I can feel and see significant free play when I rock the wheel in and out. However with my hands on top and bottom of wheel, rocking wheel only gives slight free play. Bearing defective?

The car is getting expensive to maintain recently, so cheap solution preferred.

Thanks once more!

Laozong