Removing control arms on 67

[oldsc10]

I have the spindle out and the control arms hanging . What holds the upper and lower arms on. Been chiping away at 40 years of grease and gunk. Are these held on by u joints or bolts, or a combination. Kinda hard to tell with all that gunk. Thanks

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by oldsc10

I have the spindle out and the control arms hanging . What holds the upper and lower arms on. Been chiping away at 40 years of grease and gunk. Are these held on by u joints or bolts, or a combination. Kinda hard to tell with all that gunk. Thanks

Uppers are held on by 2 studs that come through the frame & the a-arm 'shaft'. Rotate the a-arm 'up' as far as it will go to have easier access to the nuts that secure the uppers to the studs. When removing the uppers, try & keep the alignment shim stacks in their locations (keep all the shims together for the front stud on the drivers side, do the same for the rear stud on the drivers side). When reassembling the a-arms to the frame, re-use the shim stacks to get you closer to a good alignment. Once the front end is aligned, the tech will remove/add shims as needed.

Lowers are held on by 2 u-bolts; one on each end of the a-arm shaft. The u-bolt nuts are accessed from the top side of the engine compartment crossmember.

[oldsc10]

Thanks Scoti. Got the drivers side off today.