68 valiant signet 2 door

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Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door

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2 deliveries today, blankets for the seats and the upper ball joints. the lowers are coming from summit so hopefully will be with me by the weekend.
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update... summit emailed stating they don't have the lower joints and won't get them 'til at least the 22nd. so i had a look on ebay and got one side here in the uk and the other from the states. what a palaver.
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today i fitted 3 of the new balljoints. both o/s and the upper n/s. i'm still waiting for the n/s lower which on these 'a' bodies is the steering arm also. everything came apart nice and easy (even the top joints didn't need heat to come undone) so a pretty straightforward job.
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Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door

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you might find that rockauto can turn up a moog joint faster....

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maybe, the tracker info says by wednesday so sorted this time. i'll keep rockauto in the memory bank for next time though, thanks.
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the last ball joint arrived to day :D i'll get it on tomorrow morning before it gets too hot in the garage ;)
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all done and back on it's wheels. let the torsion bars back down a turn as advised it'll drive better, we'll see.
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today was a good day for me. dawn called to tell me the schumacker tri y headers i bought from dave billadeau had arrived and i collected the engine and box too
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I'm using the car for work this week before I pull the engine and 'box. It drives so much better with the ball joints done (as it should). Strangely, even though I wound the torsion bars down 3/4 turn it sits about the same height now as before. There must've been more play in the old joints than it felt like.
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i'm making a start on pulling the engine and box today. i'll get the engine out first so i can slide the box out without removing the trans crossmember. that way i won't need to slacken the torsion bars off (not my first mopar rodeo ;) ).
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You can remove the trans crossmember without touching the torsion bars.
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mygasser wrote: Fri Aug 17, 18 10:02 am i'm making a start on pulling the engine and box today. i'll get the engine out first so i can slide the box out without removing the trans crossmember. that way i won't need to slacken the torsion bars off (not my first mopar rodeo ;) ).
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Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door

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yes mate it was a new yorker i was breaking. don't i need to worry with this a body then? i've just been extra careful since.
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No the torsion bar crossmember is welded to the floor, the centre of it is bolt in so you can get the trans out. Personally I find it easier to remove/ refit the engine & trans separately anyway.
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Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door

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thanks blue, good to know mate. i've always been one to err on the side of caution 8-[
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