The Suspension Continued.
I continued the work of cleaning and checking the front suspension components. I spent an entire day working on the Drag Link steering arm. The crusted grease and road gravel collected over the past 8 decades was not easy to remove. I worked slowly with a small wood chisel to scrap the accumulated crust off the Drag Link arm.
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It took a considerable amount of time before things started
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As you can see below, persistence always pays off. The most impressive thing to me was the condition of the tightly bound component parts. I am sure that this Drag Link has not been disassembled since the manufacture of the car but the component parts were in reasonable shape for the age of this automobile. I believe when I assemble these parts they should be good for another 80+ years.
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Since the steering arms cleaned up so nicely I will removing the entire steering assembly to clean and inspect for wear or damage.
 Spring Bumpers from "Then & Now Automotive" Plymouth Part# 43281  |
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Below is the New Spring I received from Eaton Detroit Spring. Hopefully they will work as good as they look.
OLD Spring:
NEW Spring:
