Planning to help Dad swap his subframe bushings for fathers day. 1973 340 Road Runner.
Im looking to keep this as simple as possible, have to do this outside on the ground with hand tools, jacks, and jack stands...
Im thinking of the following:
1) Get some longer bolts for the K Frame or perhaps some threaded rod.
2) Swap one by one to the longer bolts
3) Lower (equally) all 4 sides to get clearance enough to get the bushings out of their locating holes
4) Remove one long bolt at a time to swap the bushing at each point
5) Tighten back up and swap back to the original fastners
I expect I will need to remove the upper control arms from the K frame to get enough drop clearance. I'm hoping this strategy will keep everything aligned so we dont need anything else. I dont have an engine hoist where the car is so Im looking to avoid using one. Im thinking a jack on the K frame can assist with the raise and lower of the assembly.
Am I kidding myself here?
Does anyone know the thread size/pitch of the 73+ bolts for the isolated K frames? I have seen a few different sizes listed.
Im looking to keep this as simple as possible, have to do this outside on the ground with hand tools, jacks, and jack stands...
Im thinking of the following:
1) Get some longer bolts for the K Frame or perhaps some threaded rod.
2) Swap one by one to the longer bolts
3) Lower (equally) all 4 sides to get clearance enough to get the bushings out of their locating holes
4) Remove one long bolt at a time to swap the bushing at each point
5) Tighten back up and swap back to the original fastners
I expect I will need to remove the upper control arms from the K frame to get enough drop clearance. I'm hoping this strategy will keep everything aligned so we dont need anything else. I dont have an engine hoist where the car is so Im looking to avoid using one. Im thinking a jack on the K frame can assist with the raise and lower of the assembly.
Am I kidding myself here?
Does anyone know the thread size/pitch of the 73+ bolts for the isolated K frames? I have seen a few different sizes listed.