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Apco Shimmy Stops question

Post by lorenzo26 » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:02 pm

Any one has instructio on installing this
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Re: Apco Shimmy Stops question

Post by Scott_Conger » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:25 pm

APCO Shimmy Stops are typically the cause of terrible wear on tie-rod bushings and tie-rod bolts. The moment you think you need them to fix some sort of percieved ill and install them, they go to work wrecking things. This thread mentions them and the masking of wear (and wear they cause)...http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/70 ... 1500495117 and here...http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1407510383

How they're installed...here: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/25 ... 1355174093

They fix things like a tetanus soaked bandaid protects a cut.

I would advise leaving them as a display item.
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Re: Apco Shimmy Stops question

Post by Doug Keppler » Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:26 am

Scott is correct, a version of those were on my car when I got it and they were wearing a groove in the tie rod. I rebuilt the front end properly and there is no rattling. They are not needed
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Re: Apco Shimmy Stops question

Post by lorenzo26 » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:09 am

Thank you for the info --wont be using them
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