<VV> Lower A-arm problem

[John S Ryall]

 The suspension does not freely rotate around the cam bolt.  Once the
bolt is tightened, you are twisting the rubber.  The cam bolt should be
tightened once the car is on the ground so that the rubber is not
pre-tensioned.

John Ryall

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:01:22 -0500 "Mike & Jackie" <mjsvair at q.com>
writes:
> I am in the process of upgrading the lower A-arms on my 68 Monza and 
> ran 
> into a small problem.  I put in new bushings & ball joints. When I 
> was ready 
> to install it into the crossmember I put the bushing caps in, then 
> put it in 
> the crossmember, and then the cam bolts,  lining up the scribe 
> marks.  My 
> problem is when I tighten the nut on the camber bolt to what the 
> shop manual 
> says (90-120 ft lbs.) the arm was so tight I could hardly lift it up 
> & down. 
> So I loosened the nut up so the arm did not bind in it.  When I did 
> that, 
> the camber bolt would turn & lose the camber setting.  Wondering if 
> anybody 
> else has run into this situation?  I am just trying to soften up the 
> front 
> end a little...it's riding way too stiff.  Would appreciate any 
> ideas/suggestions.  You can email me direct.
> Mike 
>