Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2010/10/4 18:41:48
10-04-10
More disassembly today. I removed the clip holding the front stabilizer bar by prying it with a screwdriver. I didn't realize there were tabs on it so I broke one. The trick is to lift up or down to release the tabs before prying it. Lesson learned. I wonder if it will be OK with just the bottom lip and one top tab holding it in? That's what I hate about taking things apart that aren't broken. I always break something!
Once the bar was gone, the lower suspension was free to swing down. Maxed out my jack and the spring was still stuck in there. Added a 4x4 block and it was enough to swing the bottom down and pull out the spring and shock.
Used an allen wrench to remove the top bolt on the steering knuckle. Turned it 8-1/2 times to remove it.
Looked down at all the fasteners and realized I had better get them put back on parts before I forget where they go!
More scraping. When I was at Walmart, I picked up a degreaser for $2 while looking for oven cleaner. I used that with a wire brush to clean. Working pretty good so far. Makes a mess though when the metal bristles spray dirt all over you!
In the muck when I removed the spring, I found two rubber washers and I'm not sure where they go. They are in the last picture. The ones with the metal caps go to the shock, but I can't remember which goes on top and which goes on bottom.
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More disassembly today. I removed the clip holding the front stabilizer bar by prying it with a screwdriver. I didn't realize there were tabs on it so I broke one. The trick is to lift up or down to release the tabs before prying it. Lesson learned. I wonder if it will be OK with just the bottom lip and one top tab holding it in? That's what I hate about taking things apart that aren't broken. I always break something!
Once the bar was gone, the lower suspension was free to swing down. Maxed out my jack and the spring was still stuck in there. Added a 4x4 block and it was enough to swing the bottom down and pull out the spring and shock.
Used an allen wrench to remove the top bolt on the steering knuckle. Turned it 8-1/2 times to remove it.
Looked down at all the fasteners and realized I had better get them put back on parts before I forget where they go!
More scraping. When I was at Walmart, I picked up a degreaser for $2 while looking for oven cleaner. I used that with a wire brush to clean. Working pretty good so far. Makes a mess though when the metal bristles spray dirt all over you!
In the muck when I removed the spring, I found two rubber washers and I'm not sure where they go. They are in the last picture. The ones with the metal caps go to the shock, but I can't remember which goes on top and which goes on bottom.
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