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“For this section you’ll use the parts supplied with Stage 60 to assemble and fix the front left wishbone arm to the front frame.”
Contents
Parts
Materials: All of these parts are metal other than the shaft of the Shock Absorber.
Build
The parts supplied in this stage will not be needed until the next stage, so keep them stored somewhere safe for now:
Assembling and Fixing the Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm
Step 1
Retrieve all of your parts (and the screws) supplied with the previous stage. Note there is a small piece of sandpaper supplied. This may be needed to sand the paint off a few parts to allow them to fit better. Keep this in mind as you complete this stage.
For example, you may need to sand the lower eyelets of the Front Shock Absorber to fit it in between these tabs of the Wishbone Arm:
The same sandpaper may be used to sand the paint off the two eyelets of the Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm to allow them to fit into the Wishbone Arm Brackets:
Step 2
Place the Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm on your work surface with the square pin to the left (circled below). Then, place the two Wishbone Arm Brackets above the Wishbone Arm with the small ‘nut’ details (arrows below) to the left, as shown. This is how they will be orientated as you complete the assembly:
Slide a Wishbone Arm Bracket over an eyelet of the Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm as shown, and then secure it in place with one (1) Type G screw. These screws were supplied with the previous stage.
Do not over-tighten these screws as the parts need to be able to pivot. This is also your friendly reminder to try using 3-in-One Oil on all screws going into metal:
In the same way, slide the other Wishbone Arm Bracket over the second eyelet of the Wishbone Arm as shown, and then secure it in place with one (1) more Type G screw:
When assembled correctly, your Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm assembly should look like this:
Step 3
Slide the lower eyelet of the Front Shock Absorber between these tabs of the Front Left Lower Wishbone Arm, align the holes, and then secure the Front Shock Absorber into place with one (1) Type G screw as shown.
Again, do not over-tighten this screw as these parts need to be able to pivot:
Step 4
Retrieve your Front Frame assembly from the previous stage. With the Front Shock Absorber on top, slide the two Wishbone Arm Brackets into these matching slots on the left side of the Front Frame as shown:
Slide the top eyelet of the Front Shock Absorber into this bracket of the Front Frame:
On the bottom of the Front Frame assembly, make sure the two Wishbone Arm Brackets are pushed in far enough to align the screw holes, then secure them into place with two (2) Type A screws (supplied with the previous stage) as shown:
Thoughts
The suspensions of the various partworks I have built are designed so differently. This Miura uses the classic double wishbone layout.
Next Up
Stage 62 – Front Left Upper Wishbone Arm, Left Torsion Bar, Supports