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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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| Jamie |
Sep 29 2020, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Georgetown,KY Member No.: 2,939 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(74ravenna @ Sep 29 2020, 09:58 AM)  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 Does your car have a sway bar? |
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| 74ravenna |
Sep 29 2020, 12:25 PM
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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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QUOTE(Jamie @ Sep 29 2020, 02:09 PM) QUOTE(74ravenna @ Sep 29 2020, 09:58 AM) 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 Does your car have a sway bar? Nope. |
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| Chris914n6 |
Sep 29 2020, 07:54 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,491 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
That's good actually. The rubber bushing doesn't rotate thus the arm will stay at 'neutral'.
If it just fell then either the bushings have split (bad) or you have poly bushings or other aftermarket. |
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| 74ravenna |
Sep 30 2020, 03:38 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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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Sep 29 2020, 09:54 PM) That's good actually. The rubber bushing doesn't rotate thus the arm will stay at 'neutral'. If it just fell then either the bushings have split (bad) or you have poly bushings or other aftermarket. Oh good. I thought maybe due to inactivity they may have bound. Thanks for your help. 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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| 74ravenna |
Sep 30 2020, 08:50 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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QUOTE(barefoot @ Sep 30 2020, 09:31 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) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Thanks for the tip. Not sure yet if I remove the arms or not but this bit of knowledge is appreciated. Steve |
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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: 16,445 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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