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Lurches when shifting 200

posted by  Aye Roll on  Thu Nov 28 11:33 CST 2002
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It sounds like you might have really bad rear control arm bushings at the rear axle. Or one, anyway, which makes the axle torque up in one direction under power, and back in the other direction under braking or when you back off.

If they're that bad they should be easy to identify. I think you will see movement of the rear axle just going from reverse to drive. Stand by each rear wheel while someone shifts from R to D and see if there is fore-aft movement of either rear wheel.

The bushings aren't expensive but replacement of them is a bit of a pain. There's a picture of a homemade tool in the tech archives here if you're thinking of doing it yourself.

This is usually the main wear part in the back of the car and yes, it sure is disconcerting when she changes angles on you.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE, 91 244: 805K total






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