Cool to see a 20 year old Frontline kit. Mine is current generation (I assume) though I put it on quite a few years ago now, and most of the rest of their suspension and brake kit too. And the challenges and solutions were all too familiar from when I did mine :). Good to see a man at work... I needed to use a small blowtorch to get some of the old parts off when I did much of this. Nasty job.
Thanks Simon. This must have been a first generation kit as there was no grease nipple. New kit has special bearings (forget the name) that they use on aircraft landing gear. Heat is the next thing to try but my torch needs a new gas cylinder first.
I've just done the same on my MG. You are lucky those Fulcrum pins came out as they were in the wrong way round. The metal on the bushes corrodes on to those pins and also the top fulcrum pin. The lowers pins then become trapped. Nuts go on the inside to reduce this problem.
Hi Tom, thanks for commenting. As I haven't managed to separate the kingpin or trunnion fulcrum pins, I assume you are referring to the inner wishbone pivot pins. If they are the wrong way around, I must have a wrongly made heritage shell then as the stepped washers go into the larger holes in the chassis on the outside with the pins going in the smaller holes on the inside; I can't see how they could go in the other way around. Sorry if I've misunderstood your comment. I can see the advantages of the pins coming out of the larger hole if the bush sleeve sticks to the pin. Will have a review the pin arrangements when I'm next out working on the car.
Brake service is a planned video; coming soon. I will be bleeding the whole system I think as the fluid has been in there for a while. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi Jerry, great video. At some point will be doing this on mine. Will you be doing the same on the rear wheels? I have to replace the leaf springs on mine and I'd love to see your take on that.
Thanks for the feedback Andrew. This was only supposed to be a quick replacement of the cracked wishbone; how these jobs grow! I’ve got some poly-bushes to fit at the back so I will be doing a rear strip-down at some point. No doubt I’ll discover some horrors in the process 😳
The threads on the anti rollbar linkage sounded very tight. Were they just rusted and full of grime or were they damaged/cross-threaded? If I took something apart like that I'd forget how everything went back together!! :-) Great vid again, thanks.
Hi Lee, the threads on the anti-roll bar linkage were a bit rusty but not terrible. Once I got it off completely I re-tapped the threads on the link and the nuts and I did get a bit of cut material deposited; so it must have been slightly damaged as well as rusted. Glad it came off in the end though and I’ll know how do deal with the other side when I get that far. Great advantage of making the videos is I have a record of what went where. In true Haynes style I can reverse the removal process.
I’m thinking very hard about buying a ‘74 that will need some work similar to this. It would be my first project car. Any tips on tools, supports, degreasers, etc? Or would you recommend getting a new hobby, lol.
Hi Mike, so many choices on tools and consumables; My good friend is a plant fitter and on his recommendation, I bought a good quality tool set that wasn't going mad on cost when I built my kit car in 1998 (Sealey socket set and a Sealey screwdriver set). Some things I've just accumulated over the years like ramps and axle stands which were Halfords purchases from memory (so many more choices on places to buy from these days). Whilst buying a set of tools can be pricey, if they are quality they will handle what you throw at it and last for years (my set is like new still and I only broke my dumpy flat-head screwdriver when I decided to use it as a chisel and the hammer split the handle in two; got a nice Snap-On one now). As a hobby I love it even if most jobs seem to end up with me skinning my knuckles or having to be a contortionist😁. Good luck with the '74 if you go for it!
Going to be working on both sides. Was fitting poly bushes anyway but now have a pair of new upper arms to fit too; the bushes in my old arms are not really economic to repair. This newer model of upper arm also gives me a shock absorber upgrade.
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Thanks Raymond 😁
Cool to see a 20 year old Frontline kit. Mine is current generation (I assume) though I put it on quite a few years ago now, and most of the rest of their suspension and brake kit too. And the challenges and solutions were all too familiar from when I did mine :). Good to see a man at work... I needed to use a small blowtorch to get some of the old parts off when I did much of this. Nasty job.
Thanks Simon. This must have been a first generation kit as there was no grease nipple. New kit has special bearings (forget the name) that they use on aircraft landing gear. Heat is the next thing to try but my torch needs a new gas cylinder first.
I've just done the same on my MG. You are lucky those Fulcrum pins came out as they were in the wrong way round. The metal on the bushes corrodes on to those pins and also the top fulcrum pin. The lowers pins then become trapped. Nuts go on the inside to reduce this problem.
Hi Tom, thanks for commenting. As I haven't managed to separate the kingpin or trunnion fulcrum pins, I assume you are referring to the inner wishbone pivot pins. If they are the wrong way around, I must have a wrongly made heritage shell then as the stepped washers go into the larger holes in the chassis on the outside with the pins going in the smaller holes on the inside; I can't see how they could go in the other way around. Sorry if I've misunderstood your comment. I can see the advantages of the pins coming out of the larger hole if the bush sleeve sticks to the pin. Will have a review the pin arrangements when I'm next out working on the car.
A video on the brake service, when the time comes, would be good, with some detail on the bleeding process.
Brake service is a planned video; coming soon. I will be bleeding the whole system I think as the fluid has been in there for a while. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi Jerry, great video. At some point will be doing this on mine. Will you be doing the same on the rear wheels? I have to replace the leaf springs on mine and I'd love to see your take on that.
Thanks for the feedback Andrew. This was only supposed to be a quick replacement of the cracked wishbone; how these jobs grow! I’ve got some poly-bushes to fit at the back so I will be doing a rear strip-down at some point. No doubt I’ll discover some horrors in the process 😳
The threads on the anti rollbar linkage sounded very tight. Were they just rusted and full of grime or were they damaged/cross-threaded? If I took something apart like that I'd forget how everything went back together!! :-) Great vid again, thanks.
Hi Lee, the threads on the anti-roll bar linkage were a bit rusty but not terrible. Once I got it off completely I re-tapped the threads on the link and the nuts and I did get a bit of cut material deposited; so it must have been slightly damaged as well as rusted. Glad it came off in the end though and I’ll know how do deal with the other side when I get that far. Great advantage of making the videos is I have a record of what went where. In true Haynes style I can reverse the removal process.
I’m thinking very hard about buying a ‘74 that will need some work similar to this. It would be my first project car. Any tips on tools, supports, degreasers, etc? Or would you recommend getting a new hobby, lol.
Hi Mike, so many choices on tools and consumables; My good friend is a plant fitter and on his recommendation, I bought a good quality tool set that wasn't going mad on cost when I built my kit car in 1998 (Sealey socket set and a Sealey screwdriver set). Some things I've just accumulated over the years like ramps and axle stands which were Halfords purchases from memory (so many more choices on places to buy from these days). Whilst buying a set of tools can be pricey, if they are quality they will handle what you throw at it and last for years (my set is like new still and I only broke my dumpy flat-head screwdriver when I decided to use it as a chisel and the hammer split the handle in two; got a nice Snap-On one now). As a hobby I love it even if most jobs seem to end up with me skinning my knuckles or having to be a contortionist😁. Good luck with the '74 if you go for it!
Jerry... I'm glad it finally worked out. Are you doing both sides or just the left.
Going to be working on both sides. Was fitting poly bushes anyway but now have a pair of new upper arms to fit too; the bushes in my old arms are not really economic to repair. This newer model of upper arm also gives me a shock absorber upgrade.
I use “kroil” as a penetrating oil. It will get in the most stubborn places.
Thanks Gordon; I've not come across "Kroil". I used to have "PlusGas" which I found quite good. Might get a can of "Kroil" to try...
@@JerryMotorsport it’s pricey but I’ve never found a bolt that wouldn’t budge! Not sure if it’s available on your side of the pond 🤓