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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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I'm working from a 1968 AIM. \
I just want to make sure the rest of the world is this way too.
Both bolts go in from left to right.
No washers on bolt side
Lockwashers only on the right (nut) side
Castle nuts with cotter pins to finish it.


-W
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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That's the way my '76 goes together
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Hi W,
My 71 AIM agrees with PD's 76 info.
I remember that at some time one bolt went left and one bolt went right... maybe in the earlier 63+ years?
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi W,
My 71 AIM agrees with PD's 76 info.
I remember that at some time one bolt went left and one bolt went right... maybe in the earlier 63+ years?
Regards,
Alan
Hi Alan,
My 65 both came in from the left....pretty sure they were original. I did some searching in C2 about removing those things....what a pain. I think someone even posted that GM specified their removal back in the day by drilling holes in the body to slide them through the stowage box behind the seat
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i have one coming in from each side on my 79, otherwise the floor will hit the bolt heads when i need to remove them.
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