Re: White -56 Executive

Posted by HH56 On 2021/3/22 10:04:18

Not necessarily. I suspect the factory photo was taken on a car which had minimal accessories so not as heavy as some others. Where the lever winds up is entirely dependent on how much weight is in the car, how that weight is positioned in relation to front or back, or how the car and rear axle is being supported while you are working on it.

I would start with the lever at the 1/2 inch shown in the photo but then reach up and see if you can twist or rotate the transverse bar. Keep moving the lever one way or the other until the transverse bar feels loose and you can jiggle or rotate it slightly. You may also hear or feel a point where the strain on the motor or method used to rotate the compensator lessens as load goes away. That will be the spot when all the tension has been neutralized. On some heavy optioned cars or if while you are working, the rear axle is hanging differently than it is at normal riding height the lever can be in a different spot than the photo shows.