83 sportfire suspension

[Deleted User]

hey. can anyone tell me how importaint it is that the pin that goes through the rear suspension arm to be free, mine is froze and i can not get it free,but it seems to me once you tighten the bolts, that arm dosnt move. the track will move up & down, right or wrong any tricks to free it . thanks

[guitardude081]

There are a few ways you can go about it. You can buy a spare suspension. People usually sell these for around $20. Chances are you will find the good parts you need. The next thing you can do is put in a junk bolt, heat the cross shaft up, and try to pound it out with a punch. If this doesn't work, try a press. What happens is that every time the suspension bottoms or gets shocked abruptly the cross shaft tends to flex. Eventually it bends slightly, and it's like trying to get a bent valve out of a straight guide in a cylinder head. It probably won't work. If it doesn't free up, you just won't have a shock and rebound action, it'll just be a stiff board. If you have an idea, try it, the worst thing that you'll have to do is find a new torque arm. Good luck.
~Jack