Their purpose is to keep the rear axle housing from tipping up and down maintaining the correct angle of the rear drive shaft under all driving conditions. This angle is set at the factory and can be adjusted by adding or subtracting shims from the mounting points of these struts to the axle housing, and the mounting of the drive shaft center bearing. If this is not set properly, or the struts are not in place, the car will vibrate. This can also occur if the car hight is changed or the rear springs are replaced with an incorrect arch, and the angle is not adjusted to compensate for it.
The automatic headlight dimmer is covered in the 1960 and 1962 FSM's. It should also be in the 1964 edition, check the Accessories section.
Paul W. -----Original Message----- From: mrs954@xxxxxxx To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 4:59 am Subject: Re: IML: Rear StrutsThese stabilizer bars (or strut bars) are not covered in the 1964 Imperial FSM, nor is the auto-dimmer. Any ideas where I can find info on the auto-dimmer?
Thanks, Mark Souders -----Original Message----- From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 2:46 am Subject: Re: IML: Rear Struts Struts are on newer cars - that's a specific word for a specific part, I am afraid. Suggest that you look on the site on the Service Manual for your car first, then email in a link of a page with a picture in the manual showing what you're referring to, since there are two leaf springs, two shocks, and the rear axle on my 64 and not much else is "springing" to mind. Later Fuselage cars had elastic isolators to keep the leaf springs off of the rear-end.... Yah, they are pretty good cars, huh? all 700 of us think so too. -Kenyon --- Moparman <Loflinjoel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, I am new to imperials. The spring hanger for the strut on the right side is busted. I know how to fix this, but what are they for? Is this for smoothness or something? ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm
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