| whatsup |
I put a grounding strap on my MO back in the spring and it seemed to work fine or at least improve things, however the real test is in the cold dry air of winter. Unfortunately I don't think that will happen.
My wife has been complaining of "suspension noises" for the last few weeks. With fall here, temps have dropped to 10C and less...40s for you below the 49th parallell! I checked out these strange and annoying noises and indeed it is very annoying. It was caused by a cold and brittle grounding strap.
It really does cause a lot of strange noises, so mouch so that I will probably remove it.
Figured people would like an update.
PS Also ordered a set of silbaldes for the MO....anyone want the old ones!! |
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| Corin |
Interresting. What strap did you use? Is it a thick rubber-like thing, or a fabric type?
I bought a rubber one from Nappa. No problems so far, but then our temp here in Seattle hasn't dropped very far.
Seems strange that something that simple and small would cause noises that would annoy the driver so much. I'll have to keep an "ear out" for such things. You might have saved me some serious frustrations in the near future trying to track down mysterious noises! :) |
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| njjoe |
whatsup-
Where did you mount the strap on the chassis? Maybe a different location would eliminate the noises.
-njjoe |
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| whatsup |
I bought a rubber like one that I mounted near the gas tank protector using an existing bolt on the MO. Since it has to touch the ground to work, I don't think a change in location will do anything except change where the noise is coming from.
Dave |
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| njjoe |
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My thoughts are that if the strap is mounted to a sheet metal pan then it is possible the mount is transmitting the noise to the cabin, but if you were to affix the strap to a structural member the noise might be dampened.
Just my two cents. It seems a shame to give up on the strap, especially if it works well.
-njjoe |
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