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Mac-MerC
02-19-2010, 10:27 PM
i dont have a die grinder or hack saw or anything like that laying around so im gonna neeed some assistance finding someone/somewhere that can cut cut these flags off so i can get proper alignmnet on this vehicle cuz my front tires look sad.....

anyone or anywhere in the Atlanta area that i can get this done asap?....

i would appreciate the insite
bob6364
02-19-2010, 10:34 PM
you are close to this person
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58573
justbob
02-19-2010, 10:55 PM
I just removed mine with a hammer and a small chisel. 10 minutes tops.
Mac-MerC
02-20-2010, 12:33 AM
you are close to this person
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58573

YOU ARE SO F'N SMART! I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT
2 POINTS FOR U BOB :beer:
bob6364
02-20-2010, 07:34 AM
When my Marauder grows up it wants to be just like Martyo's :D
massacre
02-20-2010, 12:19 PM
Can someone explain to me what these "flags" are?
Thanks.
fastblackmerc
02-20-2010, 03:05 PM
The flags are how the factory ensures the front end is aligned properly. Do do an alignment you have to remove the flags so you can access the bolt heads. A BFH works wonders.
bob6364
02-20-2010, 03:30 PM
I present to you
Da flag...hmm..not sure what happened to my pic...she shrank capt.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t153/bob6364/Marauder/001.jpg
bob6364
02-20-2010, 03:37 PM
Camber: -.3 to -.5 degrees.
Toe: Zero degrees.
Caster: 5-6.5 degrees positive with .3 degree lead on the right side.
Black_Noise
02-20-2010, 04:30 PM
medium sized pry bar, and a hammer will do it
massacre
02-20-2010, 05:27 PM
The flags are how the factory ensures the front end is aligned properly. Do do an alignment you have to remove the flags so you can access the bolt heads. A BFH works wonders.


Oh OK thanks. Totally different from my setup...lol.
I have upper control arms..
Black_Noise
02-21-2010, 12:51 PM
Oh OK thanks. Totally different from my setup...lol.
I have upper control arms..


how do you figure? You align turning the excentric (sp?) washers under the bolts of the lower control arms (that the flags are tack welded to) All the MMs are the same.
ImpalaSlayer
02-21-2010, 01:11 PM
how do you figure? You align turning the excentric (sp?) washers under the bolts of the lower control arms (that the flags are tack welded to) All the MMs are the same.

he dosent have a mm he has an older CV
Big Black Beast
02-21-2010, 01:26 PM
Yeah, they're just spot welded on.
A cold chisel and a hammer woud cut the first spot weld , then just pry it off.
Or just leave em on and buy cheap front tires like I do.
massacre
02-22-2010, 07:14 AM
he dosent have a mm he has an older CV

Actually it's a Grand Marquis, I thought I had that in my sig. I'll add it now to avoid confusion in the future.
fastblackmerc
02-22-2010, 07:26 AM
Yeah, they're just spot welded on.
A cold chisel and a hammer woud cut the first spot weld , then just pry it off.
Or just leave em on and buy cheap front tires like I do.

And you trust yours and others life's to cheap tires??? Glad you don't drive near me. :shake::shake::shake:
Granite
02-22-2010, 07:52 AM
i've heard there was an aftermarket adjustment part that could be installed in place of the flags...is there any truth to this?