Mike -
You may have done what I did once, put the shock arm on the wrong side of the
trunnion.
If so, easy fix.
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:16:08 -0400
From: "Mike Lishego" <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
Subject: Front suspension alignment
Hello all,
I decided to replace my sloppy original shock to trunnion bushings with
polyurethane today. One side is done without a problem, but now I'm faced
with some serious difficulties.
Let me clue you in on some stuff. The car is a '74 B. I had replaced
most of the rubber last summer when I installed a wire wheel front
suspension on the car. All the parts are straight, clean, and everything
was rebushed except for the trunnion to shock bushing.
Today I had removed the shock, filled it with oil, reamed the bushings
for a tight fit, and reattached the shock to the trunnion, or the upper part
of the kingpin. The problem is the shock mounting holes - the shock itself
sits about two inches towards the front of the car. No amount of pulling or
pushing can get the #$%@ thing to line up either. I've tried lowering the
car up and down with the jack, turning the wheels, etc, all for naught.
Nothing in the suspension is bent, as far as I can tell.
Has anyone run up against this problem before? I tried to loosen the
nut atop the kingpin to see if there is any adjustment, but it is frozen in
place and currently soaking in liquid wrench. Any help would be
appreciated, as I am prepared to hook a come-along to the shock and yank it
into place though I'd rather find a peaceful solution. Thanks again!
Michael S. Lishego
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
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