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Upper control arms - more caster?(Preview) | davelacourse | 12 | 148 | |
| ... Well I drove to the alignment shop, and he put the 56 with all new/rebuilt front suspension on the fancy computerized/laser-guided machine, and ... cannot get anywhere close to the factory specified 1 degree postive caster, and cannot get any po...
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58 Pontiac w/factory air suspension?(Preview) | sixtywagon | 8 | 521 | |
| A friend of mine found a 58 in a field in Northern Alberta that he may pick up(just for parts, he's a chevy guy) But he says it has factory air suspension in it, like some 58 chevs were ordered with. Anyone ever hear of such a critter? Or know how ...
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Brake job tip(Preview) | davelacourse | 6 | 254 | |
| Thanks to Ghost Post for pointing this out to me - the adjusting screw spring that holds the bottoms of the brake shoes together needs to have maximum clearance from the star wheel of the adjusting screw assembly. It's easy to see which end goes wher...
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Installing new front disc brakes was a piece of cake compared to(Preview) | davelacourse | 18 | 346 | |
| those !#$%^&*! springs inside the rear drums! ... ... But I got'er done, the drivers side at least: ... ... Before: ... ... ... ... After: ... ... ... ... Decided to upgrade to self-adjusting brakes back there, added more !#$%^&*! spr...
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Rear drums - 54 Pathfinder(Preview) | Roughshod Rod | 9 | 217 | |
| How the heck do I get them off to inspect them and clean/grease them?The fronts came off without a problem. I would be happy just to get the rear-ends front plate off to inspect the pads.Are there better greases to use? Regular bearing grease OK?Chee...
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Power Steeering Box(Preview) | Jack56 | 5 | 267 | |
| Hi, ... ... I am new to this site and really glad to have found it. I am in the middle of a 56 Pontiac Laurientian and I want to put in power steering. I am looking for something that will prettty much bolt in. Short of ordering one from Danchuk in...
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Help! Right rear shackle bushing won't come out (1956)(Preview) | davelacourse | 3 | 191 | |
| Well the Left side was hard enough (the rear shackle bushing was scraping the fuel filler), but the Right rear shackle bushing won't come out. It is about 1/2 inch shy of clearing the spare tire well. No matter how I pound on its bolt or wiggle it. ....
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1955-57 Rear Spring Removal Procedure(Preview) | davelacourse | 0 | 185 | |
| ... The 1955 Chevrolet Shop manual has a procedure for rear spring removal. I followed that procedure on one side of my 1956 Canadian Pontiac (which has chassis identical to the Chevrolet for 1956) and it worked OK, but did not help me with removal ...
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1949-54 Cdn Pontiac front and rear suspension options(Preview) | blanchae | 1 | 351 | |
| I'm not sure if 1949-52 Cdn Pontiacs are still built on the Chevy chassis, if they are then the Chassis Engineering front and rear kits would work for them in addition to the 53/54 Cdn Pontiacs. ... ... Chassis Engineering has a neat bolt in Mustan...
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Installing and lowering mid 70s Camaro/Firebird rear end in 53/54 Cdn Pontiac(Preview) | blanchae | 1 | 305 | |
| I found that an mid 70s Camaro or Firebird 10 bolt rear end fits beautifully in a 53/54 Cdn Pontiac. You can use the original springs if you make the lowering blocks and spring plate as described on my rear suspension webpage. One thing that I would ...
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