Hi,
I have a weird issue on my 1990 960 TD.
When the car drives forward front wheels are aligned (almost) correctly but when im stopped and turns the steering wheel, it does by intermittence an horrible clicking sound, like something is about to break, when driving no issues aside some small play on the steering wheel
But the worst part is when I try to backup on the driveway: left wheel goes on weird way and I feel the wheels are not rolling rather "jumps" ( see pictures when I backup)
I thought the bearing inside the suspension mounting kit over the spring was dead given the noises the car made when turning so I replaced:
- suspension mounting kit ( bearing and bushings) x2
- lowered springs -4cm ( I thought while I had to disassemble the whole suspension might as well lower it a bit ) x4
- shock absorbers (Kayaba factory settings) x4
- sway bar bushings and rods x4 Kayaba
Still same issue, no changes at all, the car handles way better but the issue i'm describing is still the same.
I had to make it pass MOT equivalent in my country, it passed without issues, no play nowhere listed.
I've spoke with the inspector and he said he felt something was wrong but he saw nothing out of place or broken on the lift, no play, he couldn't pin point anything.
The day after that I had to drive it 250km away on country roads, it drove like a charm, nothing shaking ( I drove it up to 120km/h for half an hour, absolutely perfect )
I also checked the play myself with the car on jacks and no wheels, I couldn't move anything , even with a big metal rod
Now i'm thinking the arms bushings, or steering rack, steering bushings ?
Considering the engine and the 4speed with overdrive weighs 17 tonnes, I think some bushings somewhere are almost dead, enough to move with the weight of the car but still hard enough to not move without it , makes sense ?
This was my dad's car and he took as much care as he can on the car, but it wasn't perfect, but I know ha had replaced things on the frontend but I don't remembre what.
Thanks for reading
( pictures were taken after I backed up on the driveway for 5 meters and pulled the handbrake as soon as possible, wheels are even more out of place when the car actually moves backwards )
You can safely dismiss the major oil leak it had, it's been fixed I just don't know how to clean the mess