Y'all will get a laugh out of this!
Last night while I was working on my 4A, I decided to disassemble the front
suspension. I had known something was strange about it when I bought the car,
but never had pinned it down. My first clue was that the tie rod levers bent
upwards .... I thought maybe the DPO had switched the levers from side to side.
After I got the hub off, I got my second clue ... the caliper mounting plate
faced forward instead of backwards! I sat there scratching my head for a
moment or two, then it dawned on me .... the DPO had switched the ENTIRE
assembly from one side to the other, then flipped the tie rod levers over
instead of fixing the problem! In the process, he apparently lost the distance
pieces :( I'm just glad I never tried to drive it with it put together like
that!
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