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

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Does Garry Jacobs tool work on the 63's for the springs?
If so, I have his contact here somewhere, unless it's changed recently.
I'm not sure he is able to make them now though.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: WILLIAM SERCKIE <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tom, 
>    
>   The spring on the damaged side appears to be fine.  I'm going to go over 
> everything again today just to double check my findings.
> 
> Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>   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 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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