At 01:16 PM 5/31/98 -0400, "Mike Lishego" <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu> wrote:
>Hello all,
Hi Mike,
You may have to slightly heat the pivot so it will rotate on the kingpin.
On my '79 the right side move w/ no problem but the drivers side was tight.
A little blue wrench fixed it.
BTW-I moved mine because the original rubber bushings were totally wiped
out and the polyurethane doesn't tolerate the misalignment that was present.
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> The problem is the shock mounting holes - the shock itself
>sits about two inches towards the front of the car. No amount of pulling or
>pushing can get the #$%@ thing to line up either. I've tried lowering the
>car up and down with the jack, turning the wheels, etc, all for naught.
>Nothing in the suspension is bent, as far as I can tell.
> Has anyone run up against this problem before? I tried to loosen the
>nut atop the kingpin to see if there is any adjustment, but it is frozen in
>place and currently soaking in liquid wrench. Any help would be
>appreciated, as I am prepared to hook a come-along to the shock and yank it
>into place though I'd rather find a peaceful solution. Thanks again!
>Michael S. Lishego
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
>
>
Steve Bettencourt
'79 MGB
Steve's HotRod World
http://www3.edgenet.net/CruizinRI
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