Front Suspension; Steering Axis Inclination - Plymouth SAVOY 1961 Service Manual Supplement

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The Service Procedures for the Front Suspension The Service Procedures for the Front Suspension
Group remain the same as those shown in the 1960 Group remain the same as those shown in the 1960
Plymouth Service Manual with the following excep- Plymouth Service Manual with the following excep-
tions : tions :
Front Suspension Height has been changed to 2% Front Suspension Height has been changed to 2%
inches on Suburbans and cars equipped with heavy inches on Suburbans and cars equipped with heavy
duty springs. duty springs.
When installing the torsion bar, be sure the rear When installing the torsion bar, be sure the rear
anchor is positioned approximately 60 degrees down anchor is positioned approximately 60 degrees down
from the horizontal (at 4 o'clock position) then engage from the horizontal (at 4 o'clock position) then engage
MODELS . . . , , . . . . . MODELS . . . , , . . . . .

STEERING AXIS INCLINATION.

STEERING AXIS INCLINATION.
C A M B E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C A M B E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CASTER (Manual Steering) . . CASTER (Manual Steering) . .
(Power Steering) . . (Power Steering) . .
TOE-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOE-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FR FR O O NT NT SU SU SP SP ENSIO
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GROUP 2 GROUP 2

FRONT SUSPENSION

FRONT SUSPENSION
SPEClFlCATlONS SPEClFlCATlONS
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iagram ( am (Mode Model l 109) 109)
front end of torsion bar in hex opening of lower con- front end of torsion bar in hex opening of lower con-
trol arm until full contact of torsion bar and lower con- trol arm until full contact of torsion bar and lower con-
trol arm shaft is made. Install lock ring in rear of rear trol arm shaft is made. Install lock ring in rear of rear
anchor, then move torsion bar rearward until it con- anchor, then move torsion bar rearward until it con-
tacts the lock ring. After installing adjusting bolts, seat tacts the lock ring. After installing adjusting bolts, seat
and swivel, adjust Front Suspension Height as neces- and swivel, adjust Front Suspension Height as neces-
sary. sary.
Figure 1 shows an exploded view of the Front Sus- Figure 1 shows an exploded view of the Front Sus-
pension. pension.
Left + + '/2" '/2"
Left
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Right Right +1/4O +1/4O
& & inch to
(l/s (l/s
RP1-RP2 RP1-RP2
sl/z" sl/z" 71/2" 71/2"
to to
f f 1/d" 1/d" (+ (+ '/2" '/2"
Preferred) Preferred)
k k
1/4' 1/4' +1/4' +1/4'
Preferred) Preferred)
IL IL
Y2" Y2" Y2" Y2"
+ + "1 "1 ?h" ?h"
5 5
inch to inch inch
inch Preferred) inch Preferred)