Ford Thunderbird 1966 - Page 44

3-14
GROUP
3
-SUSPENSION,
STEERING,
WHEELS AND TIRES
necessary
to
remove
the
cotter
pin
from
the
lower
ball
joint
stud
if
the
cotter
pin
prevents the
tool
from
seating
on
the
lower
stud.
3.
Turn
the
wrench
until
both
studs
are
under
tension,
then
loosen
the
up
per
stud
from
the
spindle
by
tapping
the
spindle
near the
upper
stud with a
hammer.
Do not
loosen
the
stud with
tool
pressure
alone.
Remove
the
up
per
stud
nut,
and
disengage
the
upper
ball
joint
and
stud
from
the
spindle.
Remove
the upper
arm from
the car.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the arm on the car
by
inserting
the upper ball
joint
stud
in
the spindle
upper bore. Install
the
stud nut. Tighten
the nut to specifi
cations,
then continue
to
tighten
until
the
cotter
pin
holes are aligned with
the slots.
Install
a
new
cotter pin.
2. Install the coil
spring,
connect
the
upper arm inner shaft
to
the
chas
sis,
and install the shock absorber.
Follow
the steps in the
Front
Spring
procedure
under Installation.
LOWER ARM
REMOVAL
1. Raise the front of the
car,
and
install
safety
stands.
2. Remove
the wheel
and tire
from
the hub.
3. Remove
2
bolts and
washers
that
attach
the
caliper to
the
spindle.
Remove the caliper from
the rotor
and wire it to the
underbody
to
prevent damage to the brake hose.
4.
Remove the hub
and
rotor
from the spindle.
5.
Remove
the
splash
shield and
gasket from
the spindle.
6.
Remove the link nut under
neath the arm (Fig.
9),
and dis
connect
the stablizer link
from
the
arm.
7.
Remove the
attaching
nuts,
bolts,
washers
and
plates,
and
dis
connect
the
strut
from
the lower arm
(Fig. 9).
8.
Remove
the
cotter pin and
loosen
the
lower
ball joint
stud
nut.
Place a
box
wrench
over
the
end
of
Tool
T57P-3006-A,
and
position the
tool
180
from
the
position
shown
in
Fig. 3
(wrench at
the
top).
The
tool
should seat
firmly
against
the
ends
of
both
studs,
not
against
the
upper stud
SHIM
PIVOT
RETAINING
BRACKET
NUT
m
BRACKET
RETAINING
NUT
BRACKET
RETAINING
NUT
SHIM RETAINING
NUT
PIVOT
BRACKET
LOWER
ARM
RETAINING BOLTS
AND NUTS
STABILIZER
BAR
STRUT
F1101-C
FIG. 9
Suspension Lower Arm
Installed
nut. It
may
be
necessary
to
remove
the
cotter
pin
from
the
upper
ball
joint
stud if
the cotter
pin
prevents
the
tool from
seating
on
the
upper
stud.
9. Turn the
wrench
until
both
studs
are under
tension,
then
loosen
the stud from
the spindle
by
tapping
the spindle near the
lower
stud with
a
hammer.
Do not
loosen the
stud
with
tool pressure alone.
Disengage
the
lower
ball
joint
and
stud from
the
spindle.
10.
Remove the
pivot
bracket
retaining
nut
and the
shim
retaining
nut
(Fig.
9),
then
remove the
bracket
and lower
arm
assembly
from
the
car.
11. Place the
assembly
in
a vise
and
remove the
nut from
the
pivot
bolt
(Fig.
10).
Remove the
pivot
bolt,
and
separate the
pivot
bracket
from
the
lower
arm.
INSTALLATION
1. Assemble
the
pivot
bracket to
the
new lower
arm
with
the pivot
bolt,
F1102-A
FIG.
10
Lower
Suspension
Arm
Assembly
place
the
assembly
in a
vise
and install
the pivot bolt
nut
(Fig.
10).
Tighten
the nut snug.
Do not
torque it until
the lower arm
assembly
is
installed in
the car.
2. Slide the
shims over
the
retaining
bolts
against the
pivot
bracket (Fig.
10),
then
mount
the
lower
arm
and
pivot
bracket
assembly