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- 71 Base 6 cylinder, and 72 Base 351C
I am working on my front suspension. I have a couple of questions before I assenble...
The new lower arm came with a little packet with the cotter key, zerk, and 2 washers. I assume the washer goes on top of the ball joint, between it and the spindle, but am wondering why there are 2? I looked in the other package with the other arm, and there are 2 in that one too. (I was thinking maybe there was 2 by accident).
Then, I got new bushings for the strut rod. Do I have them in the correct position? It doesn't seem to fit different in the front crossmember either way, but I assume there is a reason each end is shaped differently and should go on a particular way. The car had what looked like stock bushings, but one side or other had been apart at one time, and each side has the washers facing different directions so I can't just duplicate the way they are. That was my first thought, but noooooo, lol!
I added some pics, if someone can steer me in the right direction so I can assemble this front end it would be appreciated! Thanks, Earl
The new lower arm came with a little packet with the cotter key, zerk, and 2 washers. I assume the washer goes on top of the ball joint, between it and the spindle, but am wondering why there are 2? I looked in the other package with the other arm, and there are 2 in that one too. (I was thinking maybe there was 2 by accident).
Then, I got new bushings for the strut rod. Do I have them in the correct position? It doesn't seem to fit different in the front crossmember either way, but I assume there is a reason each end is shaped differently and should go on a particular way. The car had what looked like stock bushings, but one side or other had been apart at one time, and each side has the washers facing different directions so I can't just duplicate the way they are. That was my first thought, but noooooo, lol!
I added some pics, if someone can steer me in the right direction so I can assemble this front end it would be appreciated! Thanks, Earl