Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 42

CHASSIS SUSPENSION
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Fig. 4-27 Installing Nylon Ring on Seal
15. Install new seal on spherical joint. Proceed
as follows:
(a) Turn seal inside out.
(b) Place nylon ring inside seal just over bottom
hole, Fig. 4-27.
(c) Press in on bottom of seal until nylon ring
seats itself in groove around hole.
(d) Apply a small amount of lubricant around
hole in seal. Wipe groove in joint housing clean
and install seal on joint stud. Make certain that
large groove diameter of seal engages in recess
(circular groove) around joint housing.
(e) Allow air to enter seal by momentarily pry-
ing large lip of seal away from joint housing with
a small screwdriver.
(f) Grasp small end of seal and extend toward
threaded end of stud.
(g) Install new garter spring on the smaller
flanged surface of Spring Installer J-9148, and
lubricate inside diameter of installer with sus-
pension lubricant.
(h) Install spring on seal using Garter Spring
Installer, J-9148, Fig. 4-28. Make certain that
spring secures lip of seal in recess all around
joint housing.
NOTE: If spring should separate where it
is joined together, it is not an indication that
the spring is broken. Join spring ends together
and lock by twisting male end counterclockwise
approximately 2-3 turns. Ends will thread into
each other upon releasing.
16. Apply a light coating of grease on outside
taper of camber eccentric and install camber
eccentric on joint stud.
Fig. 4-28 Installing Spring on Upper
Spherical Joint Seal
and install joint stud and camber eccentric in
steering knuckle, remembering to align scribe
marks on eccentric and knuckle.
18. Install standard nut on joint stud and tighten
nut until camber eccentric locks in knuckle; then
remove standard nut and install special flat washer
and lock nut, tightening to 60 foot-pounds.
19. Install wheel assembly, remove jack stands
and lower car.
20. Check camber
described in Note 3d.
and adjust if necessary as
12. Front Lower Suspension Arm
Spherical Joint Seal
Replacement (On Car)
1. Raise front end of car and place jack stands
under l o w e r suspension arms approximately
2 inches inboard of spherical joints.
CAUTION: Jack stands must be used to
prevent lower arm from swinging down when
lock nut is removed from joint stud.
2. Remove wheel assembly and brake drum.
3. Remove lock nut from lower spherical joint
stud and install a standard nut on joint stud, run-
ning nut to within two threads of steering knuckle
support. This nut will prevent lower arm from
dropping down when joint stud is broken free of
steering knuckle.
4. Raise front end of car slightly off jack stands
with hydraulic jack.
5. Strike steering knuckle with a heavy hammer
in area of spherical joint stud to break stud loose.
17. Thoroughly clean inside of steering knuckle 6. Lower car on jack stands, being certain that