Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2008/11/6 0:45:12

ask me how i know that the opposite of what the manual says about taking the tension off the small bar is actually the correct way to do it.

instead of 1/2" off vertical towards the CENTER of the car it is actually towards the OUTSIDE of the car.....go ahead guess or ask me how i know.....after i found out the hard way of course.

stupid manual! i guess i should have been a mechanical engineer and the reason would have pop out to me sooner.

got the bearing loose on the end of the small torsion bar on the driver's side, would have had more done, except i was fighting the tension by doing what the manual said by going towards the center of the car....

anyone know how to get those slotted screw ends out on the transverse torsion motor bars so i can get the ball stud out to disconnect the torsion motor assembly?? i tried a screw driver, wasn't thick enough and wouldn't budge. tried a washer that was thick enough, ground down and clamped vice grips to it, still didn't work. spray with PB, heated up with torch a bit...nothing worked. it is in there good. i need something that i can insert into the slot and use some leverage on...anyone have any ideas?

later,

Hank