fluffoffal
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Hi.
I'm in the process of rebuilding the front end of my 66 Coronet as it would not hold a wheel alignment and had crazy +ve wheel camber when I accelerated hard but when I braked it would return to normal.
I have pulled one side apart and fitted a PST poly graphite kit. I am using a rubber lower arm bush though.
I welded a piece of steel across the cuff of the old lower control arm bush and hammered it out from behind. I then hammered in the new complete rubber bush using a hi impact socket that was the same diameter of the lower control arm bush cuff until it seated. Next, I cleaned and greased the pivot shaft and tried hammering that in by placing a piece of tube over the shaft that sat against the flared rim halfway along the shaft. It went in about halfway by hammering but then wouldn't go anymore. I took it into work and pressed it the rest of the way in which took around 2 tonnes.
Satisfied it was all done, I grabbed the torsion bar pivot cam that the torsion bar adjuster bolt butts against and rotated it to find that it also moves the spindle length ways 2 or 3 mm and the bush cuff moves with it?
I don't want to put it back together if this is going to affect my alignment. A guy at the suspension shop said it would be fine once it was back in and had the pressure of the torsion bar against it but I'm not convinced. Someone also said to tack the cuff of the lower arm bush to the lower arm?
I guess the question is, should the lower arm bush and spindle be able to rotate as one? Could this have been the source of my original alignment issues? Could the 2 members that make up the Lower control arm have spread apart a bit allowing the movement?
You can see in photo 1 and 2 the movement in the torsion bar adjuster arm.
Is this normal or have the 2 control arm members spread over time and need pressing back together and a plate welded on to stop them spreading again?
There are no old time mopar guys in Australia to help me!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Many thanks,
Steve. Australia
I'm in the process of rebuilding the front end of my 66 Coronet as it would not hold a wheel alignment and had crazy +ve wheel camber when I accelerated hard but when I braked it would return to normal.
I have pulled one side apart and fitted a PST poly graphite kit. I am using a rubber lower arm bush though.
I welded a piece of steel across the cuff of the old lower control arm bush and hammered it out from behind. I then hammered in the new complete rubber bush using a hi impact socket that was the same diameter of the lower control arm bush cuff until it seated. Next, I cleaned and greased the pivot shaft and tried hammering that in by placing a piece of tube over the shaft that sat against the flared rim halfway along the shaft. It went in about halfway by hammering but then wouldn't go anymore. I took it into work and pressed it the rest of the way in which took around 2 tonnes.
Satisfied it was all done, I grabbed the torsion bar pivot cam that the torsion bar adjuster bolt butts against and rotated it to find that it also moves the spindle length ways 2 or 3 mm and the bush cuff moves with it?
I don't want to put it back together if this is going to affect my alignment. A guy at the suspension shop said it would be fine once it was back in and had the pressure of the torsion bar against it but I'm not convinced. Someone also said to tack the cuff of the lower arm bush to the lower arm?
I guess the question is, should the lower arm bush and spindle be able to rotate as one? Could this have been the source of my original alignment issues? Could the 2 members that make up the Lower control arm have spread apart a bit allowing the movement?
You can see in photo 1 and 2 the movement in the torsion bar adjuster arm.
Is this normal or have the 2 control arm members spread over time and need pressing back together and a plate welded on to stop them spreading again?
There are no old time mopar guys in Australia to help me!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Many thanks,
Steve. Australia
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