<VV> Re: Help - Rear Strut Rod Mounting Bolt Length - THE ANSWER

[ChiefTAM at aol.com]

Thanks again for all you who tried to help me figure out why some of the  
rear strut rod mounting bolts were longer than the others and where they would  
go.  I figured out the answer tonight as I was continuing putting the  engine 
in my 69 Convertible.
 
I already had three or four of the eight bolts in when I noticed that the  
bolts were two different lengths.  I just assumed that there were four  short 
and four longer bolts, and that the longer ones went in the top and the  shorter 
ones went in the bottom, or vice versa.  I was wrong.
 
The answer is that there are 7 short bolts and one longer bolt.  The  longer 
bolt fits in the top front differential hole on the passenger side.   The 
purpose for the longer bolt is to hold the rear mounting bracket for  the clutch 
return spring, at least in a 1969.  
 
Again, thanks for all the assistance, I'm sure as I continue putting the  
engine back in my car, I will run into other things I can't find our figure out  
and will be coming back to this esteemed body of knowledge.  
 
Todd in Texas