RE: Oil Pan/Center Link

["Bob H." <bhokanson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I ran into a similar problem with the pan touching the center link.  I 
put 3/8" shims in the motor mounts.  Was my solution the wrong one?

Bob H
63 Fury

> > 
> > I think that everyone knows about oil pan issues for
> > our cars. I purchased a Moroso 20760 pan for my
> > Coronet after being told by Summit that they were
> > reworked to fit 62-65 chassis. The notch at the back
> > of the sump looked like it was going to do the
> > trick. Anyway, after buttoning everything up, I
> > found that the center link barely touched the bottom
> > of the pan. I just finished modifying the center
> > link by taking a piece of 1" mild steel rod, heating
> > and bending the ends to conform to the original, and
> > after prepping both pieces, mig welded the new piece
> > to the bottom of the original. I kept the new piece
> > 1" shorter per sede than the distance between the
> > pitman arm and idler arm holes. After tack welding,
> > I cut out the original piece and finished the welds.
> > Now I have 1" between the pan and center link, no
> > binding, and most importantly, stock steering
> > geometry. I took some photos if anyone is
> > interested.
> > -- 
> > '65 Coronet 500
> > 500 CID Wedge
> > 
> > 
> >

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