gchandler
10-24-2004, 01:09 PM
So the time has come for me to do a mini front end rebuild on the chevelle and I have a couple of questions. My Chevelle is a 1966.
Based on what the fellow at Western Tire told me I have a worn idle arm and center link. He felt that doing and alignment without first replacing these parts would be a waste of money and I agree with his analysis so I need to order some parts.
Doing a little research on the web I found these part numbers:
DS740 1964-67 Steering Center Link, Accepts 7/8" Dia. Idler Arm
FA442 1964-67 7/8" Dia. Idler Arm
The rest of my front suspension has been rebuilt recently, (replaced bushings in lower control arms, ball joints, tie rods, upper control arms have solid bushings) so would it be ok to simple replace the idler and center link, or are there other parts that I need to pay attention to.
This car sees about 25K miles of Los Angeles each year.
Based on what the fellow at Western Tire told me I have a worn idle arm and center link. He felt that doing and alignment without first replacing these parts would be a waste of money and I agree with his analysis so I need to order some parts.
Doing a little research on the web I found these part numbers:
DS740 1964-67 Steering Center Link, Accepts 7/8" Dia. Idler Arm
FA442 1964-67 7/8" Dia. Idler Arm
The rest of my front suspension has been rebuilt recently, (replaced bushings in lower control arms, ball joints, tie rods, upper control arms have solid bushings) so would it be ok to simple replace the idler and center link, or are there other parts that I need to pay attention to.
This car sees about 25K miles of Los Angeles each year.