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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:25 pm
by PhilA
Found the fault. The top mount is more stubby on these than the last pair, by about 1/8" and as such haven't been clearing the top mount on full compression.
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Car currently out of service with a case of Low. Ordered a new pair of shocks.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:22 pm
by DodgeRover
Didn't you save the pair you took off previously just in case?
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:03 pm
by PhilA
DodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:22 pm
Didn't you save the pair you took off previously just in case?
No because they were utterly rogered.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:55 am
by DodgeRover
PhilA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:03 pm
DodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:22 pm
Didn't you save the pair you took off previously just in case?
No because they were utterly rogered.
You would never make it as a farmer with that attitude...
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:42 am
by PhilA
DodgeRover wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:55 am
You would never make it as a farmer with that attitude...
I don't have anywhere to keep them any more.
#ooaarhh
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:59 pm
by PhilA
Clearanced the mounts on both sides.
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That'll work.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:48 pm
by PhilA
First drive report:
It's chilly. 2.7°c (37°f). The dew on the car has gone strange.
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Ride quality is restored. Gearbox changes well, though 2-3 is a little sluggish. That's been improving (normal Hydra-Matic things). Lending more credence to requiring a heavier oil for what those northerners who designed the gearbox call "summer" temperatures.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:21 pm
by BenHar
PhilA wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:59 pm
Clearanced the mounts on both sides.
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That'll work.
Phil
A work of art.
Ben
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:34 pm
by PhilA
BenHar wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:21 pm
A work of art.
Ben
Best I could do with a 4½" angle grinder with an 0.8mm cutting disc in the space available, without setting my arm or the fuel tank on fire.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:57 pm
by mercrocker
Enough meat. Enough clearance. Job done.