Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 46

CHASSIS SUSPENSION
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9. Place end of shaft in vise with sleeve ex-
tending above vise jaws. Then, place a bolt or
drift pin against inner side of sleeve and hammer
sideways, expanding split sleeve to facilitate
removal.
10. Remove remaining bushing either by driv-
ing out in vise, or by pressing out in arbor press.
11. Remove remaining sleeve in same manner.
12. Remove spacers from shaft.
b. Installation
1. Position Bushing Installer, J-8999-16 (part
of Bushing Installer Set, J-8999-15), on arbor
press anvil.
2. Insert bushing in one end of arm and place
arm and bushing on Bushing Installer, with outer
end of bushing seated in Installer, Fig. 4-35.
3. Place shaft between arm ends, aligning end
of shaft with bushing inner sleeve.
4. Position bushing on opposite end of shaft,
and place the other Bushing Installer, J-8999-16,
on top of bushing. Hold assembly in place by ex-
erting slight pressure on arbor press, Fig. 4-35.
5. Check alignment of bushings, arm ends, and
shaft.
6. Install spacer, J-8999-1, around shaft be-
tween arm ends to prevent arms from collapsing
when bushings are installed.
Bushing
Installer Set
J-8999 15
Fig. 4-35 Installing Shaft and Bushing in Upper Arm
7. Using arbor press, press bushing onto shaft
until both bushing flanges bottom on arms.
NOTE: It is possible that both bushing inner
sleeves may not butt flush against shaft
shoulder. However, when bushing attaching
bolts are tightened, bushing inner sleeves will
seat themselves.
8. Remove arm assembly and installer tools
from arbor press, and remove spacer tool.
9. Install ground strap on one end of arm.
10. Install flat washer, lockwasher, and bolt on
each end of shaft, securing ground strap under
bolt head.
NOTE: Do not torque bolts until arm a s -
sembly is installed on car. Proper torque for
these bolts is 60 foot-pounds with car on ground.
17. Front Lower Suspension Arm and
Coil Spring Removal and Installation
a. Removal
1. Disconnect front shock absorber at its upper
mount.
2. Raise front end of car and place jack stands
under front frame side rails.
3. Disconnect stabilizer link from lower arm
that is to be removed.
4. Disconnect tie-strut at lower arm.
5. Remove bolt securing shock absorber to
lower arm and remove shock absorber.
6. Remove wheel assembly and brake drum as
described in Note 5b, Steps 1, 3, 4, and 5.
7. Straighten locking tang on anchor bolt, loos-
en anchor bolt and two bolts that secure brake
backing plate to steering knuckle.
8. Remove nut from pivot bolt in lower arm
at frame mount.
9. Position hydraulic jack under outboard end
of lower suspension arm so that jack is support-
ing arm.
10. Remove lock nut from lower spherical joint
stud. Install standard nut on joint stud and run nut
to within two threads of knuckle.
NOTE: Nut will prevent lower arm from
dropping when joint stud is broken free of
steering knuckle.
11. Strike knuckle with a hammer in area of
spherical joint stud to break joint loose. To