1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
Steering box needs some degrease and showing the 12 point head bolts and belleville washers that retain it to the K frame.
Car "restored" without removing the K frame from the car. A good 4 pounds of blasting sand and junk inside.
Contents of the K frame structure.
Ready to clean up and repaint semi gloss black.
Bolt degrease. Throw them all in an ice cream container, fill partially with your favourite degreaser (AV100LL for me), put the lid on and shake like a martini . Once clean they'll go into Evaporust to clean them up ready for rust protection coating.
Pressing out the lower control arm pivot shaft.
Note the inner bushing sleeve stayed on the shaft. Needs to be removed to reuse the shaft.
Outer shell removal tool that I bought 4 years ago, from Mancini Racing, when doing my Super Bee restoration. I had to mill the bottom face off a few thou so that the edge would fit in the small space between the LC arm socket and the bushing shell.
Tool in place and tightened up.
Bushing shell pressed out. Other ways to do this are welding a washer to the shells upper flange and pressing out, or threading an 1 1/4" tap into the shell and pressing out.
Steering box needs some degrease and showing the 12 point head bolts and belleville washers that retain it to the K frame.
Car "restored" without removing the K frame from the car. A good 4 pounds of blasting sand and junk inside.
Contents of the K frame structure.
Ready to clean up and repaint semi gloss black.
Bolt degrease. Throw them all in an ice cream container, fill partially with your favourite degreaser (AV100LL for me), put the lid on and shake like a martini . Once clean they'll go into Evaporust to clean them up ready for rust protection coating.
Pressing out the lower control arm pivot shaft.
Note the inner bushing sleeve stayed on the shaft. Needs to be removed to reuse the shaft.
Outer shell removal tool that I bought 4 years ago, from Mancini Racing, when doing my Super Bee restoration. I had to mill the bottom face off a few thou so that the edge would fit in the small space between the LC arm socket and the bushing shell.
Tool in place and tightened up.
Bushing shell pressed out. Other ways to do this are welding a washer to the shells upper flange and pressing out, or threading an 1 1/4" tap into the shell and pressing out.