[DeTomaso] A-arm Zerk Fittings

[John Hansen]

The bushings were already changed when i got the car, but I think the dealer 
the seller worked at may have changed them and if so, they may have just 
tightened them withan ir gun for all I know. I will try the anti-seize and not 
tightening the bolts so much. It would be nice to have soem sort of torque 
spec for consitency rather than just "snugging" them up.

Thanks, John #5616 - Raising Pantera Awareness in Wyoming!

On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:28:39 -0700 (PDT)
  Jim Cain <jwcinvestment at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi John, 
> I just did this job on my '73 and what a differance! No more creeks and 
>groans.
> And the handling is much better. I put the upper A-arm zerks on the top and 
>the
> lower A-arm zerks on the bottem after making sure they were positioned 
>properly
> for accessability and not hitting the brackets. I also installed zerks to 
>the ball
> joints and tie rod ends along with new boots.  Like Mike says just clean 
>everything
> up and apply Napa antiseize (messy stuff). If your nylocs are still good 
>then 
> just snug up the pivot bolts. The anti seize worked so well I didn't grease 
>the
> bushings. In hind sight I probably wouldn't install the zerks in the A-arms. 
>But if 
> they start making noise in the future I have the option to grease or reapply 
>the 
> antiseize.
> Have fun , the results really make the effort worth it!
> Jim Cain
> #5774
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