Front Suspension Machining And Installation - Mazda RX-7 Service Manual

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Welding
Points
2. Steering post position.
Fabricate and install a spacer be-
tween the dash panel and steer-
ing post mounting bracket as
s h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n .
B. Front suspension.
1 . E n l a r g e i n s i d e d i a m e t e r o f t h r u s t
bearing.
To accept the larger diameter of
the competition shock absorber,
t h e i n s i d e d i a m e t e r o f t h e t h r u s t
bearing must be enlarged from 20
t o 2 2 m m a s s h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r a -
t i o n .
2 . M o u n t i n g s t r u t a s s e m b l y .
W h e n m o u n t i n g t h e c o m p e t i t i o n
s t r u t a s s e m b l y , t h e p o s i t i o n o f
t h e m a r k s h o u l d b e t o w a r d s t h e
o u t s i d e r e a r a s s h o w n i n t h e i l l u s -
t r a t i o n .
R e m o v a l o f b u m p s t o p b r a c k e t s
o n t h e l o w e r c o n t r o l a r m .
S i n c e t h e k n u c k l e a r m c o n t a c t s
t h e b u m p s t o p b r a c k e t , 1 0 m m
m u s t b e c u t o f f t h e u p p e r s i d e , a s
s h o w n i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n .
3 .
This part must be cut olf
4 . I n s t a l l a t i o n o f a n t i - r o l l b a r .
T h e a n t i - r o l l b a r s h o u l d b e m o u n t -
e d w i t h t h e h o l e s d o w n w a r d , a s
shown. There are four positions,
but hole #2 is the standard set-
t i n g a n d s h o u l d b e t h e s t a r t i n g
p o i n t f o r c h a s s i s a d j u s t m e n t b e -
fore trying any of the others.
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