Lets see if we can put 2 days of progress back to back...
Plan for today is to mount the front spring and spindles.
Pics 1-3. Got the axle and wish bone up on a table as well as the spring.
Dang these parts are heavy. Or I'm just getting old....
The shackle bushings have a square shoulder to the shank that matches the square hole in the dog biscut. So when pressing them in I tried eye ball there position as best I could.
First side bolted up and then the other side.
On to the spindles.....
Pics 4-5. According to the Ford manual the King pins should be "Palm Fit" which I was taught to mean is you can press them in using your hand and not a BFH.
Greased up the lower bearing and lo and behold. I pressed them in with my hand.
Also checked the gap between the upper spindle eye and the top of the axle boss to see if it needed shims. All was well so no shims were used.
Pics 6-8. There is a notch on the king pin that lines up with the hole in the axle. That is where the King Pin lock goes in. I used the old acorn nuts rather than the new standard type nuts provided as they also act as a turn stop. All greased up and ready to go.
Well that's it for today. Thanks for looking in......
Torchie
