TC3 front suspension

[julesbristol]

I wonder if anyone can help. I have a TC3 and there is something wrong with the front wheels. When you lift the chassis off the ground, one wheel lowers down and the other remains stuck and will not fall down. I have completely removed the suspension and the same thing happens. Is it the case of something being loose or something else not being oiled? thanks in advance for anyone who knows how to help. J

[Sammy]

I *think* this is to do with the droop screws. Try taking the small allen threads out, and see if the problem is rectified. Then, with the supplied droop gauge, put them back to the correct settings (6 on the front and 4 on the rear) from memory...

Cheers.

Sam

[terry.sc]

It sounds like one of two things, the droop screws are adjusted incorrectly or the suspension is damaged.

Droop screws. The TC3 uses grub screws in the wishbones to limit how much droop there is in the suspension. Winding these in and out controls how far the wishbones drop. See the manual for the correct settings.

Binding suspension. If the suspension binds the wishbones will be difficult to move on the pivot pins. With the dampers and wheels removed when you lift the suspension it should drop under its own weight. If it does not then the usual problem is a bent pivot pin or damaged ball joint. Remove the top link and see if the arm drops freely. If it does replace the ball joints with new ones, if it doesn't the pivot pins will be bent or the wishbone will be damaged. Remove the wishbone and roll the pivot pins on a flat surface to tell if they are still straight or not, it will be easy to spot. If a pin is bent you will need to fit a new one. If both pins are straight then check the wishbone for signs of damage and clean out the pivot holes.

[sosidge]

Quick note - early TC3's don't have droop screws - so if you can't find any grub screws in the arms, don't worry!

[tt-01owner]

it also can be your front shocks. the oil in the might not have the same amount thus making one of them rebound more

[julesbristol]

thanks very much folks. I think these shocks are non standard ones. hence no droop screws. I have undone them and made sure they are unwound equally down the threads, but they still seem uneven. might be time for new ones! thanks again

[Floyd]

The drop screw are not in the shocks , they are on your lower "A" arms . Plus to me just from the way it has been described sounds like the car was set up to run an oval . Setups for ovals will have the inside of the car set lower than the outside . If they was running a normal oval corse ( counterclockwise ) the left suspention would be set lower than the rite and of course just the opposite if they was running in the opposite direction ( clockwise ) ...

[julesbristol]

good shout yeah hadn't considered that. I haven't got the manual because i bought the car on ebay. where are the droop screws to be found?

[terry.sc]

Download the manual from Associateds website here

http://download.teamassociated.com/pdf/man...manual_2001.pdf

It would be best to follow the instructions to rebuild the suspension, this will give you a good base setup to start from.