1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club
1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club
1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club
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FRONT SUSPENSION 12 - 5<br />
LOWER SUPPORT ARM PIVOT<br />
AND BUSHING<br />
REMOVAL:<br />
1. Jack front wheels clear of the floor.<br />
2. Place stand jack under inner side of lower support arm.<br />
3. Remove front and rear bushings of the lower support arm<br />
pivot (3), Figure 1.<br />
4. Remove the four bolts (4) that hold lower pivot to front<br />
crossmember.<br />
5. Remove pivot (3) from lower support arm.<br />
INSTALLATION:<br />
1. Install the lower support arm pivot (3), Figure 1.<br />
NOTE: The lower support arms are identical on the right<br />
and left sides with the exception of the diameter of the<br />
threaded bosses through which the lower support bolt<br />
passes. The bosses that face the front of the car are<br />
threaded .010" larger than the ones at the rear. A 1/4 inch<br />
hole is punched in the top plate of the left arm assembly<br />
to distinguish it from the right arm which has no hole.<br />
2. Install front coil spring.<br />
3. Install lower support arm pivot to frame bolts.<br />
NOTE: Use tool J-1052 to maintain the exact distance of<br />
11-1/2" between the inner faces of support arm and the<br />
exact distance of 1-1/2" between the inner face of support<br />
arm and the center line of the nuts holding the pivot to the<br />
cross member. These distances must be maintained.<br />
A .010" oversize lower support arm to support bolt bushing is<br />
available for wear of the steering spindle support.<br />
4. Install shock absorber, mounting plate, rubber bushings,<br />
retainers and retaining nuts. Lower car to floor.<br />
5. Adjust camber, caster, and tow-in.<br />
REMOVAL:<br />
STEERING SPINDLE SUPPORT<br />
LOWER PIVOT PIN AND BUSHING<br />
1. Place a jack under the lower support arm (1), Figure 1,<br />
and raise the car.<br />
2. Remove cotter key, nut, and washer from the lower<br />
support arm to spindle support pivot pin, (5).<br />
3. Remove the lower pivot pin (5) and bushing.<br />
INSTALLATION:<br />
1. Install bushing in spindle support.<br />
2. Hold the steering spindle support (22), Figure 3, squarely<br />
between the yoke of lower support arm (1), Figure 1.<br />
3. Install the lower pivot pin (5) and index the pin so that the<br />
spindle support (22) is centralized between the inner faces<br />
of the lower support arm (1), Figure 1.<br />
4. Install the washer, nut, and cotter pin.<br />
5. Check caster, camber, and toe-in.<br />
REMOVAL.<br />
UPPER SUPPORT ARM PIVOT<br />
FIGURE 7<br />
1. Jack up car so that wheels clear the floor.