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I believe I got a 1 59/64, or something close to that, from Summit for about $13. Slightly sloppy, but did the job...and did NOT cost $50 like the specialty sockets

CRACKEDBACK WINS! I had cam bolts SOOO far off I couldn't line up...and I did it on both sides...DERP!

Could be...didn't think of that

Yes, the drum brake ones don't fit

So...at my first opportunity I will take pics....they are the same UCA's that came on the car... I'm flabbergasted

KITTYPANCAKE came from a song about the guy who has to scrape dead animals off the road...I thought it was funny

I did change the ball joints...I seriously doubt I bent them both so far and equal that they BOTH line up fine when installed backwards, but not forwards....

Daytime...still dark and pouring rain though

I know...I'll do pictures when the sun is up and it's not pouring rain

Yeah they're rear mounted....what else could be wrong?

okay, they were correct before, wrong now...are the calipers rear mounted?

Okay...trying to do a KH 4 piston swap and all the bushings. When I installed the UCA's in what I thought was the original position the ball joint wasn't even close to the spindle. When I swapped it to the other side the ball joint lines up, but it's at a crazy angle and I'm 99% sure this ISN'T...

I bought the $13 1+59/64" socket from SUMMIT. It was a little sloppy on my 72 Valiant, but worked fine. It would probably be perfect for 73 + up.

It is 72

Hmmm....gotta see if I still have the old arm for a test...

Thanks. New pitman and idler, 4 new tie rod ends and adjusters, I think they're correct...but now I've found the steering box leaks like a sieve...so now there's that, too!

No wheels on car yet...just kinda guessing I was counting steering turns lock to lock and dividing by 2. That put the wheel about 90 degrees off. Could I have installed the pitman arm wrong? I thought it could only go one way....

I trying to redo my front end. Why do I have one tie rod really extended and the other closed to make the spindles roughly straight? Getting the steering wheel straight is another subject...

Does anyone know the size and grade bolt I need for a 72 Valiant?

1972 Valiant with slant 6. Do I need to jack up the engine to replace idler arm? It looks like the bolt will not clear oil pump otherwise

Thanks

I am wondering if the little notches on the upper control arm bushings need to installed in a specific manner. I can't see any reason why it should, but I thought I would check it our prior to installing them.

Yeah...pics are good...still to inept to figure that out :(

Okay...I was in the process of KH SBP disc change over on my 72 Valiant, and decided to redo ball joints, bushings, ect. for the sake of safety. I have found what appears to be repairs to the K frame. The tab for the idler arm looks as if it was broken and welded. It seems strong enough, but I'm...

Intuition tells me that manual steering would have less chance of failure. What would need to be changed to switch from power to manual? Is my thought process completely screwed up here?

I'm trying to download the manual now...had it before, but lost it in a computer crash...anyway, I removed the rear nut no problem. The front nut was very hard to turn. I held the strut with a pipe wrench. I was able to unscrew it until the lead end of the nut was flush with the end of the rod...

Is there a trick to get these out? If so, what is it? I'm having what sems to be a disproportionally hard time...

I am not familiar with "rolling a bushing"...could someone please explain?

I think everyone has convinced me to do all the UCA, LCA and strut bushings...so where/who has the best quality/price ratio?