Re: [Amc-list] New toy ...I need a TSM

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2 Jun 2008, WILLIAM SERCKIE wrote:

>   I just got out from the 1963 and found thet the trunions and tie tors/ends appear to have been greased at regular intervals as the previous owner confirmed with me today...What the problem appears to be is that the lower control arm  sheared at the outer bolts.  It looks like a clean break, my assumption is that it was due to age, rust and simple metal fatigue.

Wow, you're lucky! You can grease the uppers OK? Personally,
I'd back of the nut a turn or two, then back out the bolt one
or two turns and retighten. If you can do that it oughta be fine.

There's no ordinary way that the lower arms parted. If the lower
trunnion froze, or bent, or otherwise damaged, it the trunnion
nuts could have been rotating in the steel arms, rather than
the trunnion rotating in the nuts.

I bet the spring has a scary twist to it right now.

Sorry, I don't ahve those parts. I have no suspension spares.



>   Does anybody out there have a set of lower control arms that the are willing to part with ?
> I'll even take all four (both uppers and lowers) if they are available.
>
>   Thanks,
>
>   Bill
>
>
>
> Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Jamie, all my carbs have been on the "interior" of the car (under the hood). Would look rather silly on the outside! ;>
>
> Bill, between Tom and I you'll have that front suspension right in no time! After the springs are out it's really easy since each side will come out of the car as a unit and can be rebuilt on a bench then reinstalled. I have a few spare parts for it if you run into problems locating them. I don't really want to get rid of mine, but will if you can't find any.
>
>
> ----------------------
> Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 20:27:14 -0700
> From: "Jamie Smith"
>
> They put interior carbs on those? How does that work?
>
> I couldn't resist.
>
> Congrats on the new toy.
>
> Jamie Smith
> Spokane, WA
>
>
> > >From: WILLIAM SERCKIE >
> > >Hello all,
> >
>
> >Today I unexpectedly scored a super cool 1963 American 440...It did not sell on e-bay and the >seller was local (87 miles away) so I went ans saw and bought...52xxxoriginal miles, new interior >carb and radiator.
>
>
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