I did a complete front end rebuild on my 66 Satellite over the past month.
Rebuilt lower control arms with new pro-forged bushings, these were a problem
despite cleaning up the cavity with a stone and polishing the opening with a small flap disk they were extremely tough to press in.
Same story with installing the pin that goes through the K-member.
It simply seemed like the pro-forged bushings were just too big.
Changed the spindles for a disc brake it I bought through B-Bodies.
Reproduction upper control arm with ball joint and bushings already installed, (which I think is the problem).
I had the arms for a few years in my parts stash, originally planned for the Charger.
When I unpacked them and took a close look, one bushing was loose.
I had a new Moog bushing I pressed in with a ball joint tool.
During my first test drive I had a clunk and alarming squeak and I could feel movement in the drivers wheel when I hit some bumps. Found the strut rod was not tight enough (despite tightening it initially while setting on a 4" X 4")
I double checked everything and tightened the cam bolts a bit, still squeaks.
I'm thinking of unloading the torsion bar and working the lower arm with a plank.
I suspect a bushing or perhaps both upper bushings are rotating in the control arm making squeak.
They were tightened at the mid position between the bump stops.
Glamour shot after driving around the block last evening
Almost forgot I changed the power steering gear as well from Steer and Gear.
Rebuilt lower control arms with new pro-forged bushings, these were a problem
despite cleaning up the cavity with a stone and polishing the opening with a small flap disk they were extremely tough to press in.
Same story with installing the pin that goes through the K-member.
It simply seemed like the pro-forged bushings were just too big.
Changed the spindles for a disc brake it I bought through B-Bodies.
Reproduction upper control arm with ball joint and bushings already installed, (which I think is the problem).
I had the arms for a few years in my parts stash, originally planned for the Charger.
When I unpacked them and took a close look, one bushing was loose.
I had a new Moog bushing I pressed in with a ball joint tool.
During my first test drive I had a clunk and alarming squeak and I could feel movement in the drivers wheel when I hit some bumps. Found the strut rod was not tight enough (despite tightening it initially while setting on a 4" X 4")
I double checked everything and tightened the cam bolts a bit, still squeaks.
I'm thinking of unloading the torsion bar and working the lower arm with a plank.
I suspect a bushing or perhaps both upper bushings are rotating in the control arm making squeak.
They were tightened at the mid position between the bump stops.
Glamour shot after driving around the block last evening
Almost forgot I changed the power steering gear as well from Steer and Gear.