K-frame alignment?
For some reason I convinced myself to drop the k-frame out of my car to paint the engine bay and install another engine.
I have been told that the k-frame should be self aligning because of the shouldered bolts. However I am finding out that is not entirely accurate.
The first time I bolted it in, the engine was cocked around to where the steering coupler was in the way. I figured that out and thought I had it fixed.
Then I tried to stab the torsion bars. One side popped right in, the other side stops about 1/2" short of home and I can hear it hitting something solid. Then I looked back while the bar was partially in both sockets, and noticed this.
So it seems my k-frame is still in the wrong place. Yes the bolts are tight.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get the k-frame installed square to the body without more days of trial and error? I do not have a lift and have no way to measure things to the factory diagram. I have the car up on some tall 6 ton stands and a cherry picker to lift/lower the engine and all, so there is no accuracy involved here.
I really believed that it would bolt up in the right place first time, thanks to the bolts/shoulders. Ha ha yeah sure it will. I'm really tired of putting things together just to take them apart, but part of that is my own damn fault (h/t Jimmy Buffett)
Thanks for any help!
For some reason I convinced myself to drop the k-frame out of my car to paint the engine bay and install another engine.
I have been told that the k-frame should be self aligning because of the shouldered bolts. However I am finding out that is not entirely accurate.
The first time I bolted it in, the engine was cocked around to where the steering coupler was in the way. I figured that out and thought I had it fixed.
Then I tried to stab the torsion bars. One side popped right in, the other side stops about 1/2" short of home and I can hear it hitting something solid. Then I looked back while the bar was partially in both sockets, and noticed this.
So it seems my k-frame is still in the wrong place. Yes the bolts are tight.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get the k-frame installed square to the body without more days of trial and error? I do not have a lift and have no way to measure things to the factory diagram. I have the car up on some tall 6 ton stands and a cherry picker to lift/lower the engine and all, so there is no accuracy involved here.
I really believed that it would bolt up in the right place first time, thanks to the bolts/shoulders. Ha ha yeah sure it will. I'm really tired of putting things together just to take them apart, but part of that is my own damn fault (h/t Jimmy Buffett)
Thanks for any help!