On a 70 Cuda does the idler arm bolt go up from the bottom or from the top down.I have seen pictures of both.
I'm not sure if it's correct, but I put the bolt in from the top. If for some reason I lose the nut, I don't want that bolt to fall out...
In from the top according to my '73 service manual.
Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on February 23, 2020, 04:43:07 PM
I'm not sure if it's correct, but I put the bolt in from the top. If for some reason I lose the nut, I don't want that bolt to fall out...
:iagree: No one can cheat the law of gravity!
Unfortunately Ma-Mopar missed the gravity class.....
The nut is on the top with a cotter pin in 1970-71.... :dunno:
....and of course...this is from the 1974 Parts Manual :looney: ... I don't have a 73 service manual...
:drunk: :haha: Guess you get to pick whatever way you want to install it. I put it facing down the nut on bottom, but I'm sure both ways will be fine.
Unrestored low mileage RJ Reynolds 71 Hemi Cuda has it for the top down. I love this car for reference materiel. I grabbed every picture they had from the listing.
Cody, I tightened the bolt to 60 pounds.How hard or easy should the Idler arm move.
Should move freely. Most times there is a thin washer (shim) that goes between the idler and the K member ear. If you don't use it sometimes it with bind and cause the idler to be stiff. :alan2cents:
Yup: Firm, not stiff and please drop the bolt in. Gravity contributes to logic.