Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2010/11/7 17:02:17
11-07-10
Since putting the spring back in is kind of dangerous with the potential energy involved, I decided to do it this weekend when it was still light out.
Reattached the upper arm to the steering knuckle. Was pretty hard because of the build up of paint on the treads of the upper arm.
Moved the steering knuckle up and out of the way. The new shock came with new rubber and metal washers. Had to look at the diagram again for the suspension because my car had multiple metal washers. Turns out that was wrong. One washer and one rubber piece between the shock and the support. The other rubber and washer goes on the other side of the support with the nut creating a sandwich. Same for the top of the shock.
I jacked up the car with a 4x4 block on it to get it high enough to get the spring and shock back in. I started by putting the top of the spring in (with the shock inside) and lining the bottom of the spring in the grove on the lower arm. Jacked up the lower arm slightly to hold everything together. The spring was not around the middle part of the upper arm that sticks out to hold it in place so I took a bar and pushed the spring into the right position using the gap in the upper arm. Once the spring was in the correct position, I began to compress the spring by jacking up the lower arm, watching to make sure the shock went into it's mounting holes.
Once the lower arm was lined up with the bottom holes of the steering knuckle, I screwed the bolt in, adding the two rubber washers that act as seals. Tightened the bolt, and then the washer and nut on the other side.
Reattached the support bar by "clamping" it in place on the lower arm with my adjustable wrench. Put the rubber piece in and then the mounting plate. I put the tab in first (only have 1 since I broke the other when I took it off) and put a screwdriver at the bottom of the plate to force it on the arm. When the opening was big enough, I tapped the mounting plate with a hammer to get it in place. Once the bar was attached to the lower arm, I reattached the bar's mount to the frame, putting the thick rubber bushing between the two metal pieces of the mount.
That pretty much puts the suspension back together. Sometime this week, I will finish the brake backing plate, shoes, hardware, drum, starter, distributor, and generator. That will be it for this year, except for finishing the harness.
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Since putting the spring back in is kind of dangerous with the potential energy involved, I decided to do it this weekend when it was still light out.
Reattached the upper arm to the steering knuckle. Was pretty hard because of the build up of paint on the treads of the upper arm.
Moved the steering knuckle up and out of the way. The new shock came with new rubber and metal washers. Had to look at the diagram again for the suspension because my car had multiple metal washers. Turns out that was wrong. One washer and one rubber piece between the shock and the support. The other rubber and washer goes on the other side of the support with the nut creating a sandwich. Same for the top of the shock.
I jacked up the car with a 4x4 block on it to get it high enough to get the spring and shock back in. I started by putting the top of the spring in (with the shock inside) and lining the bottom of the spring in the grove on the lower arm. Jacked up the lower arm slightly to hold everything together. The spring was not around the middle part of the upper arm that sticks out to hold it in place so I took a bar and pushed the spring into the right position using the gap in the upper arm. Once the spring was in the correct position, I began to compress the spring by jacking up the lower arm, watching to make sure the shock went into it's mounting holes.
Once the lower arm was lined up with the bottom holes of the steering knuckle, I screwed the bolt in, adding the two rubber washers that act as seals. Tightened the bolt, and then the washer and nut on the other side.
Reattached the support bar by "clamping" it in place on the lower arm with my adjustable wrench. Put the rubber piece in and then the mounting plate. I put the tab in first (only have 1 since I broke the other when I took it off) and put a screwdriver at the bottom of the plate to force it on the arm. When the opening was big enough, I tapped the mounting plate with a hammer to get it in place. Once the bar was attached to the lower arm, I reattached the bar's mount to the frame, putting the thick rubber bushing between the two metal pieces of the mount.
That pretty much puts the suspension back together. Sometime this week, I will finish the brake backing plate, shoes, hardware, drum, starter, distributor, and generator. That will be it for this year, except for finishing the harness.
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