Poly Suspension Upgrade (all pics) (Page 12/16)
zmcdonal MAY 23, 09:55 AM
Awesome! Thanks for posting all the torque specs, very helpful!
MulletproofMonk MAY 24, 10:13 PM
FYI 84-87 Front Swaybar has two different ends...



Round goes to the passenger side, Oddball goes to the drivers side.

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MulletproofMonk MAY 30, 12:07 AM
So, I keep hearing about the front spring jumping out and biting you or giving you rabies or laying its eggs under your skin or some other pile of hot garbage. This hasn't happened to me (yet). So, I decide that I want to see what all this brouhaha is about. As all good internet videos start out, "Hey Y'All, Watch This!"

http://www.youtube.com/watc...tfY&feature=youtu.be

BTW, the spring is sitting 4 feet from the lower control arm and only stopped because of the rolling mechanic chair I had my phone on. I have seen the light, use something to secure that spring before you pop it loose...

BE SAFE

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sniper69 JUN 18, 07:10 PM
Could the old bushings be pressed out with a hydraulic press?
MulletproofMonk JUL 16, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by sniper69:
Could the old bushings be pressed out with a hydraulic press?


If I had a press...

So... While I was sitting around pissed off because I tore another steering rack boot getting the control arm bolts out... and I noticed this in the service manual... It shows putting the front bolt in forward so you don't hit the boot. I can only assume that they installed the bolts one way at the factory and changed it in the service manual. I haven't seen one Fiero with the bolts going forward yet. Of course mine do now...
benoitmalenfant AUG 31, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by MulletproofMonk:
UPDATE link on 5/23/13
Install that =http://hhttp://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/094633-2.html#p43]Dodgerunner belt tensioner while the control arm is out to give you more room to work.



FYI the above link in this post on page 1 doesn't work, the "http://" part is messed up as you can see in the quote (I removed the URL tag so you could see where the problem is).

Great tutorial btw.

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Raydar AUG 31, 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by MulletproofMonk:

From the 88 Service Manual





The 220 ft.lbs. for the hub/bearing bolt into the knuckle is horribly wrong.
I'll have to dig for the correct value. It's more like 62 ft/lbs. (Same as the rears.)

Hell of a writeup. I'm surprised I've never seen it before.
Thanks for taking the time!

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MulletproofMonk SEP 01, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by benoitmalenfant:
FYI the above link in this post on page 1 doesn't work, the "http://" part is messed up as you can see in the quote (I removed the URL tag so you could see where the problem is).

Great tutorial btw.



Fixed and thanks for the compliment. It has been a long process and gets updated if I find something new (or easier) doing another upgrade. Hope to post some pictures of the 88 cradle when I get the time...
benoitmalenfant SEP 01, 01:15 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:
The 220 ft.lbs. for the hub/bearing bolt into the knuckle is horribly wrong.
I'll have to dig for the correct value. It's more like 35-45 ft/lbs. (Same size bolt as the caliper, IIRC.)



Well, according to the 88 SM:

Front Suspension (Page 3C-5)

5. (Tighten) Three bolts attaching hub and bearing assembly. Torque to 260NM (220 lb. ft)



SM might be wrong though.

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benoitmalenfant SEP 01, 01:49 PM
Front Suspension Torque Specs cheat sheets from the Service Manual (87 and 88):

1987 SM:


1988 SM:


Sorry for the double-post (sort of) but I thought the cheat sheets were a bit more clear than simply the text I posted earlier.