Re: 1st gen Watts linkage

"Rex B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> I pulled the rear suspension out of my '85 Spec7 to loosen it up and
repaint.
> I took a quick look at the watts linkage before disassembling, but when I
get it
> back together and installed the axle is too far to the left for the
trailing
> arms to line up.
>     So, I'm RTFMing after the fact. It says to not the painted marks on
the long
> and short lateral arms, and locate them outboard and facing front.  Of
course,
> those are hidden by the new paint. Short of paint thinner, is there a way
to
> detemin corect orientation?   They look to be simple rods with a 90-degree
> bushing eye at each end.  What does the painted mark indicate?
>
> Also, the bell-crank itself. I recall the longer arm was pointed down, and
it
> appears that way in the manuals.  Can anyone confirm?
>
> Rex Burkheimer
> Fort Worth
> Rex in Fort Worth

My quick pick of Chiltons (my factory manual is AWOL) shows the bell crank
with long arm up. The long lateral link to the left and the short link on
the right. I can e mail you a scan if you need it.

Chas Hurst