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Old 11-04-2002, 03:10 PM   #3
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I'm just finishing the rebuild on my rear-end suspension. I have everything back together with the exception of the panhard bar, and the lower shock plates. When I wento to put it in I noticed that the bracket welded onto the axle is actually rotated about 2 degrees. Therefore, I'm going to have to use a bottle jack to push the 3rd member housing down 2 degrees long enough to get the panhard bar in. I bet it's set up that way on purpose to make sure there's no play, because I haven't changed the pinion angle, and the saddles are in good shape. I also remember having to use the 2lb hammer to get it out when I was taking things apart. I just didn't notice the angle until I was putting it back in...
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