1967 steering linkage ?

[Keith G.]

the jm states the idler arm is natural in color, what about the arm that holds it to the frame, should it be natural also or frame color?

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Yes, Keith.
The assembly is natural.
Casting number faces the ground and is easy to access.
Typically, it is retained o the frame with two black phos "RBW" grade five bolts.
HaND

[John H.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Keith -

I'm submitting a change request on that item - the preceding paragraph says the steering linkage was painted black as an assembly, and it was, including the idler arm, at Chevrolet-Buffalo. The cheap "chassis black" paint Buffalo used didn't last very long, especially if the car was driven in the rain.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Hi John, interesting.
Looks like we now have a "Discussion".
Was the procedure different with the '65, '66', '67's?
What was the process for the "Coating"?
HaND

[John H.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Hi John, interesting.
Looks like we now have a "Discussion".
Was the procedure different with the '65, '66', '67's?
What was the process for the "Coating"?
HaND

As far as I know, the '65-'67 process was the same - my guys dragged these sticky black assemblies out of the Buffalo gondolas 65 times an hour. The manual assemblies were hung on the Buffalo paint line through the hole in the pitman arm, and the power assemblies were hung through one of the bolt holes in the idler arm bracket. The threaded/tapered outer ball joint studs (and the fine-threaded end of the relay rod on power steering assemblies) were masked with cardboard tubes or red plastic push-on caps.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Great stuff,
the bracket being part of the provided assembly is new Information.
Looks like more JG revisions may be in order.
Not to be picky, just for my clarification. I would like be sure to get this right.
Like Steve Carrell said on "The Office" pretend you are talking to an 8 year old, or maybe you had better make that a 5 year old.
Was the bracket present on the manual assemblies as well. Your comment mentioned hanging from a bolt hole in the bracket on the PS asemblies, but, not the manuals.
Thank you, John.
HaND

[John H.]

Re: 1967 steering linkage ?

Great stuff,
the bracket being part of the provided assembly is new Information.
Looks like more JG revisions may be in order.
Not to be picky, just for my clarification. I would like be sure to get this right.
Like Steve Carrell said on "The Office" pretend you are talking to an 8 year old, or maybe you had better make that a 5 year old.
Was the bracket present on the manual assemblies as well. Your comment mentioned hanging from a bolt hole in the bracket on the PS asemblies, but, not the manuals.
Thank you, John.
HaND

Mike -

I've already submitted the change request to Nick on the idler arm finish. The idler arm and bracket were part of both the manual and power steering linkage assemblies from Buffalo; the bracket portion that bolts to the frame can't be separated from the idler arm (without destroying it).