Re: Torsion Level System
Posted by Marty or Marston On 2021/10/6 21:24:23
The bushings in the arm looked OK. When I would push up and down on the front end of the car, both sides seemed to go up and down together.
Well, I got a bigger hammer and it worked. I made two pins one at 5.0” and the other at 5.25” and I think the fix is going to be closer to the 5.25”, but I’m not sure if that’s too long and more than the suspension can tolerate.
I want to share how I removed the old pin. Of course, I didn’t have a J-6065 tool so I improvised. I put a piece of chain around the arm and bolted it together. I then connected the hook from a coil spring compressor to one of the links above the arm. I fed the 5/8” threaded stock from the compressor through two pieces of steel that were sitting on top of the upper A Arm. With a nut on the 5/8” threaded stock I took up the slack in the chain. I jacked up the car per the STB and everything worked as expected.
Attach file:
Parts Coil Spring Compressor.jpg (415.56 KB)
Chain Around Arm.jpg (226.52 KB)
Top View Threaded Stock.jpg (114.42 KB)
Threaded Stock through Steel Bars.jpg (203.28 KB)
5 quarter Pin.jpg (208.18 KB)
Well, I got a bigger hammer and it worked. I made two pins one at 5.0” and the other at 5.25” and I think the fix is going to be closer to the 5.25”, but I’m not sure if that’s too long and more than the suspension can tolerate.
I want to share how I removed the old pin. Of course, I didn’t have a J-6065 tool so I improvised. I put a piece of chain around the arm and bolted it together. I then connected the hook from a coil spring compressor to one of the links above the arm. I fed the 5/8” threaded stock from the compressor through two pieces of steel that were sitting on top of the upper A Arm. With a nut on the 5/8” threaded stock I took up the slack in the chain. I jacked up the car per the STB and everything worked as expected.
Attach file:
Parts Coil Spring Compressor.jpg (415.56 KB)
Chain Around Arm.jpg (226.52 KB)
Top View Threaded Stock.jpg (114.42 KB)
Threaded Stock through Steel Bars.jpg (203.28 KB)
5 quarter Pin.jpg (208.18 KB)
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