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Steering
Shifting Springs
Recently I noticed some front end clunking while turning the wheels in parking lots and while stationary. I had already replaced tie rod ends, but the feel and sound were similar. After using cameras to find out what was moving, it was coming from the rear bushings on the front springs. The entire rear portion of the springs were shifting side to side.
Loose Steering
Like a lot of other 60 owners my 30 year old wagon wasn’t exactly tight in the steering department. I knew it wasn’t the wheel bearings as I had fairly recently done the brakes and other maintenance that eliminated wheel bearings as the problem. And after that I knew I didn’t need to look much further as the steering on my diesel is pretty simple and this goes for all of our 60’s.