Strut Rod Bracket Removal
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Strut Rod Bracket Removal
I am replacing the rear strut rods. A couple of manuals I have say to remove the bracket ( the one with the camber adjustments) attached to the carrier. I have removed the old strut rods without removing the bracket. Why does the bracket need to be removed? Thanks for any info. It is a 1968.
Last edited by rotolock; Apr 3, 2016 at 01:11 PM. Reason: Left out info.
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Hi r,
I don't think it needs to be removed.
But you're right the Chassis Service Manual indicates the bracket needs to be removed???
Could it be that it's easier to get the cam bolts in place through the strut rod bushings with the bracket dropped and the use the 4 bolts to pull the bracket/strut rods into place?
Regards,
Alan
I don't think it needs to be removed.
But you're right the Chassis Service Manual indicates the bracket needs to be removed???
Could it be that it's easier to get the cam bolts in place through the strut rod bushings with the bracket dropped and the use the 4 bolts to pull the bracket/strut rods into place?
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 3, 2016 at 02:17 PM.
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I do know that sometimes I have to because the strut rod cam bolts will not come out due to how they were installed with the heads of the cam bolts to the rear....and they will hit the spring and will not come out.
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Strut rods
It was easiest to remove the bracket from the differential & tap them into place while off the car. After reinstalling the bracket, it was easy to attach the struts to the shock mounts. Good luck!
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just finished up the job today, i bought eckler poly adjustables with forged ends
on my 82 anyways
i happened to have a long 1.5 inch dia pipe i use to lever the bracket opening wider, so the new parts can go in
let one side of the spring go, loosen the spring mount bolts, and the cam clears, i installed the nut on the other side to avoids this next time
grueling job....i don't know how you guys do it in a few hours, took me 10, but i clean stuff
and FINALLY, the back wiggle/steer went away,i have confidence driving it now, before i was afraid it would let loose, bc it did and often
i couldn't trust it , i said is this how a c3 handle?, bc it handled like crap, a Honda civic can run circle around it
must be a popular upgrade since there 3 or 4 thread on this topic going on now
on my 82 anyways
i happened to have a long 1.5 inch dia pipe i use to lever the bracket opening wider, so the new parts can go in
let one side of the spring go, loosen the spring mount bolts, and the cam clears, i installed the nut on the other side to avoids this next time
grueling job....i don't know how you guys do it in a few hours, took me 10, but i clean stuff
and FINALLY, the back wiggle/steer went away,i have confidence driving it now, before i was afraid it would let loose, bc it did and often
i couldn't trust it , i said is this how a c3 handle?, bc it handled like crap, a Honda civic can run circle around it
must be a popular upgrade since there 3 or 4 thread on this topic going on now
Last edited by slickfx3; Aug 17, 2016 at 01:07 AM.
