suspension:
fun fun, I just finsished two complete suspension
rebuilds. Get a drop lamp and four good jackstands,
get the car as high as you physically and safely can,
unless you like to bend over in a crook for hours on
end.
Three areas that need dismantled, supension, brakes
and steering. I would recomend steering teardown at
the same time if it is a keeper, you dont want to do
it again.
I put every nut and bolt from supension in a coffee
can, every one, fill it with simple green or super
purple and let all that soak to degrease for acouple
days, rinse and repeat. clean painted hardware looks
so much nicer. while you are at it degrease all the
arms and other parts, paint slides right off if you
soap is strong. dry all parts, prime with this self
etching paint, paint all parts semi black--not gloss,
sometimes the gloss dont look right, your call.
Pay attention in the teardwon, left right up and down,
it all comes into play on the install. take your time
over the course of a couple weeks cuz you want to
clean and prep your frame for nice new paint too.
Yep--its a big can of worms, only way to start is just
do it. spray oil prior to start on every brake line,
nut and bolt you can see, be real gentle with those
brake lines, pay attention to the orientation of
those, sort of a brain buster when you go to put them
back on
additional cleaner: brake cleaner, any brand six or
eight cans, cleans out your spindles and other parts
real good.
DO not beat on any steering part or ball joint to
remove, you will bugger the threads fast, you need a
pickle fork and balljoint and pitman arm puller, cheap
one okay, put mild tension on it and thwack it good
with a hammer, your two steering arms on idler and
steering box will pop right off, sort of an aquired
feel to get it off easy .
lots more to consider. clean and paint and grease
Eric Johnson, Imperial Beach, CA
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