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| 74ravenna |
 Sep 29 2020, 11:58 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 19-October 14 From: nh Member No.: 18,032 Region Association: North East States 
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After watching Ian's video of rear shock replacement (Thanks Ian) I did it myself this morning.
Thing is, when Ian did it his Control Arm dropped noticeably after taking off the top nut. Mine didn't, they stayed put and it took a fair amount of downward pressure to get them to drop low enough to clear the shock. So I suspect mine need a little attention. A little history about the car.....it hasn't been on the road in 37 years. Any tips are greatly appreciated Thanks Steve |
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| barefoot |
Sep 30 2020, 07:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,411 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States
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If you're into removing the control arms, here's my trick to get them back in exact position when re-mounting them.
I drilled a 1/4" hole up thru the outer mount bracket up into the body so I could pin the location exactly on re-assembly. Don't forget to ue the same number off shims on each side also. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 30 2020, 11:27 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,453 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(barefoot @ Sep 30 2020, 08:31 AM)  If you're into removing the control arms, here's my trick to get them back in exact position when re-mounting them. I drilled a 1/4" hole up thru the outer mount bracket up into the body so I could pin the location exactly on re-assembly. Don't forget to ue the same number off shims on each side also. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) There are actually different thickness of shims, so don't mix them up side to side. Clay |
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74ravenna Control Arm maintenance Sep 29 2020, 11:58 AM
Jamie
After watching Ian's video of rear shock repl... Sep 29 2020, 12:09 PM
74ravenna
After watching Ian's video of rear shock rep... Sep 29 2020, 12:25 PM Chris914n6 That's good actually. The rubber bushing doesn... Sep 29 2020, 07:54 PM 74ravenna
That's good actually. The rubber bushing does... Sep 30 2020, 03:38 AM 74ravenna
If you're into removing the control arms, her... Sep 30 2020, 08:50 AM |
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