Miata Mailing List: May 1999, Message #5

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I promise...the last post (today) from a relative Miata newbie.

The '91 I recently purchased has 95K miles on it.  The clutch and the 
suspension bushings are all original.  The car is not driven lightly and not 
abused, but driven like it should be.  No FI, either.  Is there a general 
mileage or age guideline as to the replacement of these items? 

The clutch does seem to chatter at times, mainly when starting off on slight 
inclines but nothing during highway speeds.  Is this an indication of a 
clutch going bad?

The car seems to wander on the highway, basically darting around.  I know the 
car needs aligning as I am starting to see some outside edge wear on the 
rears.  That will be taken care of soon.  I know rubber bushings deteriorate 
as time goes by.  Is it possible the bushings are starting to go, too?  I am 
NOT going to replace with polyurethane bushings based on my recent experience 
with them in my Mustang.  Where is a good place to purchase the stock 
replacement bushings...dealer, auto parts place?  Do places like RSpeed do 
jobs like bushing replacements?  (I mention RSpeed since I live in the 
Atlanta area).

I truly appreciate any responses and TIA.

Jay