[alfa] Front-end maintenance?

["Matthew Hanselman" <mjhanselman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all -

Time to start working on the Spider ('73).  I'd like some advice on checking 
the front suspension. Alas, my garage is outdoor & small, so I can't really 
work on it until it gets warm enough out, otherwise this would have been 
done months ago...

Anyway, my spider makes a bit of a clunk up front when I apply the brakes.  
According to the bible, I had thought it was the bushings, but after 
listening to Klick & Klack a bit, I just want to make sure it's not a ball 
joint or something more serious (at least the bible makes the bushings sound 
non-fatal)

I've got the car on blocks as I'm doing some coolant work anyway, so the 
car's not drivable, either.  Any advice as to what I should look for?  I 
opened the CarDisc but just found a bunch of stuff on toe-in & the like...

Thanks in advance

- Matt

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