Front End Rebuild
Well, I was down to deciding between front seat upholstry and rebuilding the front end of my 83 gtv6 - they are both wasted, but last night I was looking at the cars front suspension (199K miles on it) and one look at the Upper Caster Rod Bushings and the choice is a must ... check out these beauties
GV
GV
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- More than wasted - nuked!
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The plan is for a stock rebuild, but with poly bushings, and to lower the front about an inch to Euro height - since it's a US model. I already have fresh Konis, brakes and disks on.
Zamani has a Verde front bar which I'm going to grab from him - thanks Z!
The plan is to do this in my garage with the rear on the ground and the front in the air, with my regular old tools and the help of Greg Gordon's suspension article on his site www.hiperformancestore.com (I also have the workshop manual). If I get stuck I'll be yelling at you Guru's who do this with one hand tied behind your back!
For some reason I'm thinking this will be fun
Be back when all my parts arrive!
GV
Zamani has a Verde front bar which I'm going to grab from him - thanks Z!
The plan is to do this in my garage with the rear on the ground and the front in the air, with my regular old tools and the help of Greg Gordon's suspension article on his site www.hiperformancestore.com (I also have the workshop manual). If I get stuck I'll be yelling at you Guru's who do this with one hand tied behind your back!
For some reason I'm thinking this will be fun
Be back when all my parts arrive!
GV
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follow Greg's directions..they are very good.
Except, if you don't have the Alfa removal tool I would make two suggestions to Greg's directions:
1) Use a nut to 'pull' pull out the bolt (see pic)
2) soak with 3 n 1 or similar penetrating oil overnight (wet both sides of torsion rod splines)
Except, if you don't have the Alfa removal tool I would make two suggestions to Greg's directions:
1) Use a nut to 'pull' pull out the bolt (see pic)
2) soak with 3 n 1 or similar penetrating oil overnight (wet both sides of torsion rod splines)
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the ground bolt on the front of the head on the engine is the same thread size...usefull for matching up at a local hardware store...also the nut DOES work wonders but make sure you coat the nut/bolt assembly with antiseize to take some stress off the threads also make sure your useing grade 8 hardware
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You guys are great - really
I've scoured some of the old posts on removing ball joints, etc.
Saw the note about double nutting (not using a locking nut) the caster rod when using the poly bushings.
Received a box of bushings from IAP today, but they were out of stock on the driver's inner tie rod, the upper ball joints and poly bushings for the Verde bar, so Monday I'll call Alfa Parts and a few others to see if I can get these sooner. Also forgot to order the front anti-sway bar end link bushings.
GV
I've scoured some of the old posts on removing ball joints, etc.
Saw the note about double nutting (not using a locking nut) the caster rod when using the poly bushings.
Received a box of bushings from IAP today, but they were out of stock on the driver's inner tie rod, the upper ball joints and poly bushings for the Verde bar, so Monday I'll call Alfa Parts and a few others to see if I can get these sooner. Also forgot to order the front anti-sway bar end link bushings.
GV
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- Red Poly Caster Rod Bushings and Lower A-Arm bushings
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- Powerflex Poly Upper Control Arm Bushings
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- Tie-Rod Ends and Lower Ball Joints
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- Passenger Side Inner Tie Rod
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Cool! That's what I was hoping.MR2 Zig wrote:no need to pull the rack
just turn steering wheel all the way until the tie rod is visible/acessable
Here's a picture I took of the car last month at stock US ride height ... it'll be nice to get the worn bushings out and the nose down.
GV
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