1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
Strut to LCA nut tightened to 100 ft-lbs.
Both LCA's in place c/w struts, strut bushings, washer and nut. With PST's polygraphite bushings and the metal sleeve in place you can not tighten the nut enough to use, let alone see, the spring pin hole. NOTE: DO NOT tighten the LCA shaft nut, just snug it up lightly so the shaft can still be turned using the torsion bar adjuster ear. Nut gets tightened when car is on it's wheels with ride height set.
Lower ball joints on, nut tightened at 100 ft-lbs.
LCA bump stops going into place
Tie rods and sleeves assembled. Parts manual indicates that the left hand threads are the inners, but many install one side that way and the other with a right hand thread inner so when turning the sleeves both change length in the same direction of rotation.
Old ones have apparently lived a hard life, this one is bent.
The other side the joiner sleeve is twisted.
I measure grease zerk to grease zerk to get a length for the new assembly so it's close enough to drive for an alignment.
Just need the steering knuckles and hub assemblies back on to complete the front end.
Strut to LCA nut tightened to 100 ft-lbs.
Both LCA's in place c/w struts, strut bushings, washer and nut. With PST's polygraphite bushings and the metal sleeve in place you can not tighten the nut enough to use, let alone see, the spring pin hole. NOTE: DO NOT tighten the LCA shaft nut, just snug it up lightly so the shaft can still be turned using the torsion bar adjuster ear. Nut gets tightened when car is on it's wheels with ride height set.
Lower ball joints on, nut tightened at 100 ft-lbs.
LCA bump stops going into place
Tie rods and sleeves assembled. Parts manual indicates that the left hand threads are the inners, but many install one side that way and the other with a right hand thread inner so when turning the sleeves both change length in the same direction of rotation.
Old ones have apparently lived a hard life, this one is bent.
The other side the joiner sleeve is twisted.
I measure grease zerk to grease zerk to get a length for the new assembly so it's close enough to drive for an alignment.
Just need the steering knuckles and hub assemblies back on to complete the front end.