UCA Mount Rusted

[matthon]

On my 62, the inner uca mounts are not looking too good.

The shock towers and frame rails are solid.

Can these be cut out and replaced with donor pieces?

 

[69L48Z27]

You should be able to. I would start by getting the area media blasted, see exactly what you’re working with. More than likely the top of the frame rail is toast too.

 

[eldubb440]

clean it up with a blaster, it may not be nearly as bad as you think

 

[matthon]

It's as bad as I think, and will probably crumble more when I take it apart, which I don't want to do yet because I need to move it.

The inner bracket just rusted away towards the rear.
It's supposed to capture the offset washer, but in the rear it's almost flush.

I beat the top of the rail with a punch and hammer, a little pitted but solid.

Inner bracket looks like it's welded via 2 square sections on the inner shock tower.

No one has ever had the same issue?

 

[66 Sat]

I had that same issue - bought new inner shock mounts from Goodmark I think. I can post up more details and photos tomorrow if you're interested. It was quite a job putting them in but the metal itself was pretty good quality.

 

[matthon]

I can post up more details and photos tomorrow if you're interested.

Interested.

As far as interchange, have to look into.

 

[66 Sat]

I got these from Rock Auto - they are made by Goodmark - $83 each at the time (2016?). The quality is excellent except one issue which I only found after they were fitted - the slot for the UCA cam bolt wasn't aligned properly to the inner bracket. It wouldn't have been hard to fix at the time but is a bit more difficult once the car is on the road with engine installed etc. I haven't fixed it - it just gave me dramas trying to get the right camber setting which I resolved very cheaply with washers between the spindle. It may have been a bad batch or just poor quality control throughout. The steel itself seems good quality and very heavy gauge.

 

[matthon]

Thank you.
Looks like Sherman makes these as well.
Pic for Goodmark shows 2 but it's actually just the one side.

It's clear that the inner uca mount is welded to the entire part, but not made/sold as a separate piece.

the slot for the UCA cam bolt wasn't aligned properly to the inner bracket

This was what I was concerned about if I found donor pieces, just the inner bracket.
Now, not so much.
I would figure using the outer holes to align the inner bracket would be fairly straightforward.

If I can find donor inner brackets I'll try that, or fixing mine, and then new.