Hudson 1948 - 1952, Service Manual

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FRONT SUSPENSION 12 - 5
LOWER SUPPORT ARM PIVOT
AND BUSHING
REMOVAL:
1. Jack front wheels clear of the floor.
2. Place stand jack under inner side of lower support arm.
3. Remove front and rear bushings of the lower support arm
pivot (3), Figure 1.
4. Remove the four bolts (4) that hold lower pivot to front
crossmember.
5. Remove pivot (3) from lower support arm.
INSTALLATION:
1. Install the lower support arm pivot (3), Figure 1.
NOTE: The lower support arms are identical on the right
and left sides with the exception of the diameter of the
threaded bosses through which the lower support bolt
passes. The bosses that face the front of the car are
threaded .010" larger than the ones at the rear. A 1/4 inch
hole is punched in the top plate of the left arm assembly
to distinguish it from the right arm which has no hole.
2. Install front coil spring.
3. Install lower support arm pivot to frame bolts.
FIGURE 7
NOTE: Use tool J-1052 to maintain the exact distance of
11-1/2" between the inner faces of support arm and the
exact distance of 1-1/2" between the inner face of support
arm and the center line of the nuts holding the pivot to the
cross member. These distances must be maintained.
A .010" oversize lower support arm to support bolt bushing is
available for wear of the steering spindle support.
4. Install shock absorber, mounting plate, rubber bushings,
retainers and retaining nuts. Lower car to floor.
5. Adjust camber, caster, and tow-in.
STEERING SPINDLE SUPPORT
LOWER PIVOT PIN AND BUSHING
REMOVAL:
1. Place a jack under the lower support arm (1), Figure 1,
and raise the car.
2. Remove cotter key, nut, and washer from the lower
support arm to spindle support pivot pin, (5).
3. Remove the lower pivot pin (5) and bushing.
INSTALLATION:
1. Install bushing in spindle support.
2. Hold the steering spindle support (22), Figure 3, squarely
between the yoke of lower support arm (1), Figure 1.
3. Install the lower pivot pin (5) and index the pin so that the
spindle support (22) is centralized between the inner faces
of the lower support arm (1), Figure 1.
4. Install the washer, nut, and cotter pin.
5. Check caster, camber, and toe-in.
UPPER SUPPORT ARM PIVOT
REMOVAL.
1. Jack up car so that wheels clear the floor.