<VV> Heim joint--can't install

[Mel Francis]

Ernie, you're dealing with the angle that the trailing arm adds, as it goes 
through its rotation.
With the suspension at full drop, the angle is large!

Bolt the lower strut to the outer hub, then jack up the outer wheel hub, 
until the inner end of the strut arrives at the same angle
as the bracket on the differential. Then slip it into place and slide the 
bolt through. Working with the jack, you may have to
move the lower end of the hub in or out, to get the lower strut to be in the 
right position, inside the diff bracket.

Mel Francis
Monza SR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernie Sanders" <epssax at yahoo.com>
To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:39 PM
Subject: <VV> Heim joint--can't install


Have a 67 coupe. Replaced a driver side half shaft. Had to remove the heim 
joint to get it in. Now I can't get the joint back in either end. Been 
working 3 days on it!

The wheel hub appears to be twisted in such a way that the bolt that goes 
thru the heim joint won't go through. I have tried the same thing on the 
differential end, too.

Any suggestions? Thanks. Ernie in Louisville, KY.
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