<VV> Lower A-arm problem

[Harry Yarnell]

It IS supposed to be tight. All the flexing of the A-arm is in the bushing.
That said, never tighten the camber bolt until the car is at ride height and 
the suspension is loaded. This places the bushing in a neutral position so 
it can flex to either side without being ripped apart.

harry yarnell
poohbah of Perryman
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike & Jackie" <mjsvair at q.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs Post" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:01 PM
Subject: <VV> Lower A-arm problem


>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
>
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