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Rod Ends & Alignment

Replacement of all spherical rod ends for steering and suspension, along with a string alignment.

Date: 01/11/2010
Size: 19 items
replacement rod ends
 
 

replacement rod ends

suspension & steering use spherical rod ends (no rubber bushings) which do have a service interval for replacement - these from QA1 were supplied by Air Ride Technologies

Date: 09/16/2009
Views: 175
strings - front
 
 

strings - front

string alignment gear was used to gather baseline measurements prior to replacing rod ends

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 163
strings - rear
 
 

strings - rear

wood platforms were first built to level the car, and wood cross pieces were then added to front and rear to hold the strings

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 172
setting string position
 
 

setting string position

strings were placed equally distant from wheel centers on each side / each axle, then measurements were recorded from the front & rear of each rim

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 158
camber check 1
 
 

camber check 1

camber was verified with a Fastrax caster/camber gauge

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 170
camber check 2
 
 

camber check 2

the Fastrax gauge uses a simple bubble level that can also be calibrated for any floor slope

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 158
front upright
 
 

front upright

each front corner uses 5 ends (top upright, steering arm x2, suspension pushrod x2)

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 162
suspension pushrod
 
 

suspension pushrod

new QA1 rod end shown on left

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 173
rear upright
 
 

rear upright

each rear corner uses 4 ends (top upright, lower toe link, and suspension pushrod x2)

Date: 01/09/2010
Views: 161
rear upright removed
 
 

rear upright removed

all four ends can be seen

Date: 01/09/2010
Views: 158
pushrod with stone chips
 
 

pushrod with stone chips

paint on rear suspension pushrods (connecting shock bellcrank to lower A-arm) was in bad shape from stone chips

Date: 01/10/2010
Views: 176
pushrods - oven
 
 

pushrods - oven

rear pushrods were stripped and powdercoated while everything was apart

Date: 01/10/2010
Views: 163
pushrod - finished
 
 

pushrod - finished

refinished pushrod with new rod end installed

Date: 01/10/2010
Views: 171
old used rod ends
 
 

old used rod ends

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 164
rod end safety washers
 
 

rod end safety washers

conical safety washers (with longer bolts) were installed on suspension & steering rod ends to prevent this

Date: 02/22/2009
Views: 170
drilling bolts
 
 

drilling bolts

new bolts needed to be drilled for safety wire

Date: 02/22/2009
Views: 171
safety washer - before & after
 
 

safety washer - before & after

prior to safety wire being installed

Date: 02/22/2009
Views: 183
safety washers - front suspension & steering
 
 

safety washers - front suspension & steering

after safety wire installed

Date: 02/22/2009
Views: 171
verifying alignment
 
 

verifying alignment

cross pieces and strings were put back into position and the alignment adjusted to be the same as before disassembly

Date: 01/11/2010
Views: 170
 
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