Control arm cross shaft
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Racer
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Control arm cross shaft
I finally got these control arms rebuilt and ready to install, but I forgot to note which side of the control arm goes against the frame. One side is flat around the bolt holes, the other is raised. Which side mounts against the frame ?
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I could have sworn that some months ago someone posted that the raised side went against the frame. I just received my AIM yesterday and the drawing does look like the flat side faces the frame.
I just started loosely assembling the front suspension on my car and now that I have the manual I see that the upper arms are on the wrong sides and the lowers have the wrong side of the shaft against the frame.
This is going to be a long project.
Rick B.
I just started loosely assembling the front suspension on my car and now that I have the manual I see that the upper arms are on the wrong sides and the lowers have the wrong side of the shaft against the frame.
This is going to be a long project.
Rick B.
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Unfortunately, No. 1 son removed the arms before I could get pictures. I did get pictures of the arms before I removed the shafts to make sure they were put back in correctly with the bushings. Lucky that I found these mistakes before I put the springs in.
Rick B.
Rick B.
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Originally Posted by Jim71Vette
So......... is it the flat side against the frame ??
Jim
Jim
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Mount the flat side towards frame.
This article has photos and explains the procedure.
http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/39038/index.html
This article has photos and explains the procedure.
http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/39038/index.html
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After reading the article and looking at my lower control arms I'm still not sure which way to orient the cross shaft. Mine do not look exactly like the ones in the article. Here are 2 photos - I reversed the cross bar on one side. Maybe someone who works on Vettes for a living can chime in as to which installation is correct.
Installation 1:
or Installation 2:
Rick B.
Installation 1:
or Installation 2:
Rick B.
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Originally Posted by big_G
Pic. 2 is the correct way. 
Jim71Vette, if you still aren't sure how to orient the crossbars let me know and I'll take some more pics when I take of the incorrectly installed arm.
Rick B.
