Steering linkage guru check this for me please

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sparx

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Steering linkage gurus please check this for me please

Ok it was months ago that I removed my power steering linkage...
Now I am finally getting back to work on the 66.

Background.
Car is a V8 had factory PS. I am changing from PS to manual steering using the rebuilt original box.

I bought all new inner and outer tie rods, drag link, and got the bearing type idle arm part from John at Opentracker.

Please check this assembly, I think it is correct but I don't want to torque it down until I am sure.

Also I bought tie rod ends and the drag link for a V8 manual steering car. The inners and outers are the same size for each side of the car.

Thanks much, feels great to get under the car again.

Sparx


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rbohm

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looks good to me.

 

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As long as the pins tighten down enough to get the cotter pins in, yeah. Looks better than mine. Which wouldn't take much.

 

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thanks guys
Tell me please, should I put the tires on put it down and torque on the ground or what?
I have never done this before. The entire suspension is still not torqued.

sparx

 

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It looks just like mine.

 

rbohm

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sparx said:

thanks guys
Tell me please, should I put the tires on put it down and torque on the ground or what?
I have never done this before. The entire suspension is still not torqued.

sparx

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the only thing that is critical that you tighten the bolts down after the car is on the ground is the lower control arm bushing bolts. everything else can be tightened up with the car in the air.

 

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On the 3rd pic it appears that there's no eccentric on the LCA mounts.

*edit* forgot what year model I was looking at, my bad

 

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EP429 said:

On the 3rd pic it appears that there's no eccentric on the LCA mounts.

*edit* forgot what year model I was looking at, my bad

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thanks
Can you explain this more, not sure what is wrong.
I can take more images if needed.
Thanks
sparx

 

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rbohm said:

the only thing that is critical that you tighten the bolts down after the car is on the ground is the lower control arm bushing bolts. everything else can be tightened up with the car in the air.

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Thanks Rhohm
jim

 

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sparx said:

thanks
Can you explain this more, not sure what is wrong.
I can take more images if needed.
Thanks
sparx

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I was mentioning the eccentric to align the lower arm used on 67+, yours uses shims, I forgot which year model I was looking at

 

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EP429 said:

I was mentioning the eccentric to align the lower arm used on 67+, yours uses shims, I forgot which year model I was looking at

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OH yeah I recall reading that, thanks man.

Sparx