Ford Thunderbird 1966 User Manual

PART 3*2
-SUSPENSION
3-11
SHOCK
UPPER
RETAINING
NUT
GUIDE
PLATE
SHIM
FLAT
INSULATOR
HELIX
INSULATOR
UPPER
INSTALL BETWEEN
FIRST AND
SECOND
COILS
OF
SPRING
HELIX
INSULATOR
LOWER
SHOCK
ABSORBER
UPPER
ARM
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YELLOW
COLOR
DESIGNATES
LEFT
HAND
SIDE-
GREEN COLOR RIGHT
IAND
SIDE
10.
Install
the
wheel
and
tire
as
sembly.
11.
Remove
the
safety
stands,
lower
the
car,
and
check
camber,
caster and
toe-in.
STABILIZER
REPAIR
To
replace
the
end
bushings
on
each
stabilizer
link,
use
the
following
procedure.
1 .
Raise the
car on a
hoist.
2.
Remove the
link-to-stabilizer
bar
retaining
nut,
washers,
and
insulators,
and
disconnect
the
link
from the
bar
(Fig. 1).
3.
Remove
the
link-to-lower
arm
retaining
nut,
washers,
and
insulators,
and
remove the
link from
the
arm.
4.
Assemble
the link
and
new
washers and
insulators
to
the
lower
arm,
then install
the link-to-lower
arm
attaching
nut.
5.
Connect
the link to the
bar with
new washers and insulators and secure
with
the
attaching
nut.
6. Lower the
car.
F1206-B
FIG.
4
Upper
Arm,
Shock
Absorber and
Spring
Connections
REMOVAL
AND
INSTALLATION
HOISTING
INSTRUCTIONS
Damage
to
suspension
and/or
steering
linkage
components
may
oc
cur
if
care is
not
exercised
when
positioning
the
hoist
adapters
of 2
post
hoists
prior to
lifting
the car.
If a
2
post
hoist is
used,
place
the
adapters
under
the
lower arms
or the
NO.
1
crossmember.
Do not
allow
the
adapters
to
contact
the
steering
linkage.
If the
adapters
are placed
un
der
the
crossmember,
a
piece of
wood
(2
x 4
x
16
inches)
should
be
placed
on
the
hoist
channel
between
the
adapters.
This
will
prevent
the
adapt
ers
from
damaging
the front suspen
sion
struts.
FRONT
WHEEL SPINDLE
1. Raise the front of
the
car
and
position
safety
stands under the
chas
sis.
2.
Remove the wheel
cover and re
move
the
wheel
and tire
from
the hub.
3.
Remove 2
bolts and washers
that
attach
the
caliper to the
spindle
(Fig.
1). Remove the caliper
from the
rotor
and
wire
it
to the
underbody
to
prevent damage
to the
brake
hose.
4.
Remove
the hub
and
rotor
from
the
spindle.
5.
Remove 3
bolts
and
remove
the
splash
shield
and
gasket
from
the
spindle.
6.
Remove
the
cotter
pin
and
retaining
nut,
then
disconnect
the
spindle
connecting
rod
end
from
the
spindle
arm
with
Tool
3290-C.
7.
Remove
the
cotter
pins
and
loosen
the
ball
joint
stud
nuts.
8.
Position
a
box
wrench
over
the

Ford Thunderbird 1966 Specifications

General

Brand	Ford
Model	Thunderbird 1966
Category	Automobile
Language	English