Re: Torsion Level Problem

Posted by Randy Berger On 2012/6/22 19:06:54

For the front you can put a jack stand at the outer edge of the lower control arm, under the support knuckle. Have it positioned high enough to remove the wheel. This should lift the upper control arm off the upper rebound bumper enough that you can now remove the two vertical bolts holding the upper control arm bracket and swing the upper control arm out. You can now remove the two nuts holding the pivot pin. After their removal follow the instructions on page 5ive of the "Suspension and Steering" section of the shop manual. Carefully count the turns required to remove the upper pivot pin and WRITE IT DOWN. You can now remove the upper control arm, press out the bushings, press in new ones and reinstall the upper control arm. Remember the number of turns of the pivot pin and reinstall it. Do NOT tighten up the upper control arm nuts against the bushings until the car is again on the ground and you have bounced it a little and made sure the car is level. Then you can torque the control arm nuts in excess of 100 lbs. Do NOT follow the instructions in Figure 17 as that is for Clippers with threaded bushings, not Packards with pressed bushings.. Wait till the car is on the ground and leveled.
Have a good shop check front end alignment.