Re: Rebuilding front suspension on my 120 any advice?

Posted by fred kanter On 2011/6/23 0:25:44

Need a bit of terminology refereeing here. As I get older I often mishear what someone says to me, then I reply and teh other peson mishears what I say. It';s better than any comedy show on TV.

"I'm going away for a while"

"You want to go for a walk for a mile?

"No I'm going away"

"Ok, you pay for lunch today"

Terminology, I deal with auto parts every day.

There is an arm in the center of 35-42 IFS chassis (except Clipper). It is called the CENTER STEERING ARM in common terms. It has a pin on which it rotates and either a set of bearings (early) or a bushing and belleville washers (late). Late style has a Zerk at the bottom that never gets greased and the early has no fitting so both wear out.
Thanks to Packard this alone keeps us in business.

The PITMAN ARM on the steering box is connected to the CENTER STEERING ARM by a DRAG LINK. Modern steering designs (Modern, as in 41 Clipper and up and most other cars) have a CENTER LINK about 3 feet long and while the DRAG LINK discussed here is not exactly the same in function it is commonly called the CENTER LINK also.

WES,

Your membership applicattion the the IDIOTS CLUB has been rejected, you forgot to sign the check. As far as your terminology faux pas, let it be known that you are just a DRAG. Better luck next time.