Hoisting Instructions - Ford Thunderbird 1966 Shop Manual

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PART 3*2
-SUSPENSION
3-11
SHOCK
UPPER
RETAINING
NUT
GUIDE PLATE
SHIM
FLAT
INSULATOR
HELIX
INSULATOR
UPPER
INSTALL BETWEEN
FIRST AND SECOND
COILS
OF
SPRING
HELIX INSULATOR
LOWER
SHOCK ABSORBER
UPPER ARM
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YELLOW
COLOR DESIGNATES
LEFT HAND
SIDE-
GREEN COLOR RIGHT
IAND SIDE
10. Install
the
wheel
and
tire
as
sembly.
11.
Remove
the
safety
stands,
lower
the
car,
and
check
camber,
caster
and
toe-in.
STABILIZER REPAIR
To
replace
the
end
bushings
on
each
stabilizer
link,
use
the
following
procedure.
1
.
Raise
the
car on
a
hoist.
2.
Remove
the
link-to-stabilizer
bar
retaining nut,
washers,
and
insulators,
and
disconnect
the
link from
the
bar
(Fig.
1).
3. Remove
the
link-to-lower
arm
retaining
nut, washers,
and
insulators,
and remove
the
link from
the
arm.
4. Assemble
the
link
and
new
washers
and
insulators
to
the
lower
arm, then
install
the
link-to-lower
arm
attaching
nut.
5. Connect
the
link
to the
bar
with
new
washers and
insulators
and secure
with
the
attaching
nut.
6. Lower
the
car.
F1206-B
FIG. 4
Upper
Arm,
Shock Absorber
and
Spring
Connections
REMOVAL
AND INSTALLATION
HOISTING INSTRUCTIONS
Damage
to
suspension
and/or
steering
linkage
components
may
oc
cur
if
care
is
not
exercised
when
positioning
the
hoist
adapters
of
2
post
hoists
prior
to
lifting
the
car.
If
a
2
post
hoist
is
used,
place
the
adapters
under
the
lower
arms or
the
NO.
1
crossmember.
Do
not
allow
the
adapters
to
contact
the
steering
linkage.
If
the
adapters are
placed un
der
the crossmember,
a piece of wood
(2
x
4
x
16
inches)
should
be
placed
on
the
hoist
channel
between
the
adapters.
This
will
prevent
the
adapt
ers
from
damaging
the
front
suspen
sion
struts.
FRONT
WHEEL SPINDLE
1. Raise
the
front
of
the
car and
position
safety
stands under
the
chas
sis.
2. Remove
the
wheel cover and re
move
the
wheel
and
tire
from
the
hub.
3. Remove
2 bolts
and
washers
that
attach
the
caliper
to the
spindle
(Fig.
1).
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 3 bolts
and remove
the
splash
shield
and
gasket
from
the
spindle.
6. Remove
the
cotter
pin
and
retaining
nut,
then
disconnect
the
spindle
connecting
rod
end
from
the
spindle arm with
Tool
3290-C.
7. Remove
the
cotter
pins
and
loosen
the
ball joint
stud nuts.
8.
Position
a
box
wrench
over
the

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