Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by HH56 On 2014/10/11 19:01:43

On the bottom photo that appears to be the short bar front mount and the ball arm for transverse bar. If the compensator is positioned so there is absolutely no load on the bar or the transverse bar is removed then the bracket and even the entire short bar can be removed by loosening the clamp in the rear and sliding bar out. If there is load on the short bar then it will have to be relieved first.

On the next to last photo can't see exactly where the bar pivot bracket stops. I can't remember if the bolts are individual for the two brackets or shared. If they are holding the lower A arm only then as long as the load arm is held up with your screw bracket arrangement then A arm bracket can be removed. If they are shared and are also the main bolts holding the bar bracket and pivot pin which inserts into the front load arm, unless there are other bolts holding the pivot bracket I don't recommend it. With the arm held up there is considerable pressure on the bracket and pivot pin. If there is only one side bolt still holding then the pressure might be enough to crack the bracket.