Worked on the upper control arms of the rear suspension and installed the U joints in them. These pieces serve as the upper control arm as well as the 'axle'. A very impressive design giving the car it's exceptional four wheel independent suspension and handling that is very good even by todays standards.
Also installed the bushings in the radius arm for the left side too, this is where having a press makes a difficult task relatively easy. Removed the antiroll bar yesterday and cleaned and painted it. The bolts got run through the tap and then used the die to clean out the captive nuts on the frame. If not done the possibility of stripping them out is increases dramatically and it would be very difficult to fix them. Will use Locktite on the bolts when they go back in.
On little trick with putting the u joints back together involves packing the 'caps' with grease so that the roller bearings don't fall in and jam between the cap and U joint. That can ruin the U joint and your day.
Next week will take the Prop/drive shaft to the local shop and have them rebuild and balance it. Of interest the U joint on the front was vert stiff and likely to fail very quickly if we hadn't caught it. Again the drive shaft can be serviced only if the engine or IRS is out of the way.
Till next week...
Cheers,
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