Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2009/1/25 22:49:26
weekend update:
started cleaning up and painting the rear diff housing and trailing arms. 1st was black rust converter, then primer. starting cleaning the sway bars and painting that hardware too.
the eastwood chassis paint wont be in until tuesday, so i wont beable to paint the final stage until then. oh well, it will give it time for the primer to really dry up.
i had to drill out the big ass rivets that held the sway bars to the bracket. the only way i can think of rebuilding is to use 5/8" bolts and locking nuts. i will have to drill out the holes on the brackets themselves to fit the 5/8", but that is what i have to use because that was the size of the original rivot. the holes on the brackets are not too much smaller then the 5/8" bolts. i used 3" bolts so that i could get a smooth part of the bolt that was long enough. i will have to put the locking nut on and cut off the rest. they are zinc plated, grade 5, which should be strong enough considering how thick they are. i don't know anyone that has those big ass rivots and i know for sure i don't have the tool to install them, so this is the only solution i could come up with.
how did they ever expect anyone to change the bushing out...guess they didn't. you probably had to order the whole sway bar as a unit. with my solution i will beable to service it in the future. ;0) anyone else have a better idea?
i also installed the new oil seal at the ends of the axle housings.
i am waiting non the solenoids to get here too.
enjoy the pics.
later,
Hank
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started cleaning up and painting the rear diff housing and trailing arms. 1st was black rust converter, then primer. starting cleaning the sway bars and painting that hardware too.
the eastwood chassis paint wont be in until tuesday, so i wont beable to paint the final stage until then. oh well, it will give it time for the primer to really dry up.
i had to drill out the big ass rivets that held the sway bars to the bracket. the only way i can think of rebuilding is to use 5/8" bolts and locking nuts. i will have to drill out the holes on the brackets themselves to fit the 5/8", but that is what i have to use because that was the size of the original rivot. the holes on the brackets are not too much smaller then the 5/8" bolts. i used 3" bolts so that i could get a smooth part of the bolt that was long enough. i will have to put the locking nut on and cut off the rest. they are zinc plated, grade 5, which should be strong enough considering how thick they are. i don't know anyone that has those big ass rivots and i know for sure i don't have the tool to install them, so this is the only solution i could come up with.
how did they ever expect anyone to change the bushing out...guess they didn't. you probably had to order the whole sway bar as a unit. with my solution i will beable to service it in the future. ;0) anyone else have a better idea?
i also installed the new oil seal at the ends of the axle housings.
i am waiting non the solenoids to get here too.
enjoy the pics.
later,
Hank
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