So... can anyone tell me the purpose of the cut bolt and this matching "washer"? It appears to facilitate some adjustment of the transverse link but I cannot find reference to it in the workshop manual....

Mark:

See the other post. Those bolts are not stock. This is a "clever" (other may have a different word for it...) attempt at camber adjusting me thinks.

I have the same or similar that I have been unable to remove without damage. The washers are made of aluminum and are galled tightly onto the bolts. I think you will be able to substitute the bolt & nut with an aftermarket alternative if they are NLA.

Edit: Here is a better view of the stock bolt, nut, washer and bushing (15, 16, 17, 14).

Edited June 21, 201014 yr by geezer

What you have in you car is a camber adjustment kit from Specialty Products

http://www.spcalignment.com/PROD_DIR/SPC_PROD_SEARCH_DYN.cfm?cmd=Cam&cmd2=83115&cmd3=

When I took my car in to get it aligned at Les Schwab. the guy pulled that exact kit out saying it was the oldest parts he had and was shocked that he had it at all in the first place.

Check out the installation instructions, what they do with that is cut a larger hole in your front cross brace 54401-E4100. install the eccentric and adjust your camber. You can never go back, once the hole is cut the stock bolt will no longer fit. To be stock again you would need to get a new cross brace.

YIKES... so what was installed was the stock bushing and this kit - that means the "insides" were not correct for the "outsides". I THINK this is really not good, dangerous even.

Please, let's move this conversation over to my other thread on the subject... no more posts here.

Do it here:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?p=331456&posted=1#post331456

Thanks... and sorry for the confusion. (and thanks for the help!)