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Oct 2, 2007 | 06:59 PM

#21

howarmat

s197 Junkie

Joined: Sep 2006

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From: IN

RE: Mods and Problems

You have the panhard installed backwards then.....the elbow goes on the other side...........

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:07 PM

#22

thewarmachine

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From: North Carolina

RE: Mods and Problems

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The Panhard rod should have included two elbow grease fittings instead of one elbow and one straight. It doesn't matter which way the rod is oriented, that straight fitting it going to be difficult or impossible to get the grease gun on.

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:08 PM

#23

moosestang

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From: Gainesville, FL

RE: Mods and Problems

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14. The whole concept of the Panhard rod and it's lack of symmetry just blows my mind with it's retardedness. You'd think a simpler and better idea would have been used all these years (the Watts linkage is only slightly more satisfying) than to put some diagonal rod from one end of the frame to the other.

There is, it's called a triangular 4 link, but it isn't perfect either. I believe the last generation mustangs used this setup. They have two upper diagonal links that center the rear axle.

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:09 PM

#24

moosestang

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Posts: 11,278

From: Gainesville, FL

RE: Mods and Problems

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You have the panhard installed backwards then.....the elbow goes on the other side...........

+1 I don't see the problem here.

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:10 PM

#25

howarmat

s197 Junkie

Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 16,088

From: IN

RE: Mods and Problems

you will be able to get to the fittings if you switch......you say its GOING to be hard.....have you even tried?? Themetal stop really is not in the way...

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:20 PM

#26

thewarmachine

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From: North Carolina

RE: Mods and Problems

I give up. Maybe it will work. The point is that there were no instructions and they should have used two elbow fittings.

Oct 2, 2007 | 07:21 PM

#27

thewarmachine

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From: North Carolina

RE: Mods and Problems

I will reverse it if I decide to get gears. Otherwise, it will just have to stay half-greased.

Oct 2, 2007 | 08:46 PM

#28

sleeper2

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Joined: Mar 2007

Posts: 573

RE: Mods and Problems

Such is life in mod world.

That's what is great about these forums. You can find what's tried and true.

Sleeper2

Oct 3, 2007 | 02:16 PM

#29

TheRebel

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Joined: May 2007

Posts: 316

From: Missouri

RE: Mods and Problems

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Now, I get frustrated with computers because there'are too many things that I don't understand about themand sadly, never will. Although I'll never bust a knuckle playing with them (or will I?), I rather work on cars. Moddin' that is

Yes you will. Just wait till you need to pull the white connector (molex) out of a hard drive or CD-rom and its tight. Pull a little harder and it comes out and you bust you knuckles on the case. Plus the case metal is thin so it will cut you up like a razor blade.