tension rod arrow direction?

[captainluigi]

going bleary eyed reading all of those previous posts on this same question. never did find the difinitive answer. which way do it go? FSM correct or wrong?

[maxnix]

All arrows point towards front of car. Your tension rod bushings should have been installed that way.

FSM is wrong.

Think there are two previous threads on this topic.

[captainluigi]

more than two actually. none until now (including yours) made the definitive statement tat FSM was wrong. all left it open ended. unless another poster offers up a contrary idea i will go with that. does any one know why the tension rod bushing should point forward? just curious. thx

[elwesso]

i think its probably less important which direction the arrow is pointed, just so that the arrow is pointing down the line of action along the centerline of the tension rod.

[captainluigi]

ok then. maybe that is the case. does anyone really KNOW as in the definitive of KNOW? obviously the arrow is there for a reason. as far as i can tell brian assumes it points forward because other nissan arrows point forward. not sure i buy in to that logic. wes says forward or backward just not any of the other 358 degrees. with respect to both of those opinions will dennis please chime in & give the one & only true god answer? please.

thx

[mxr662]

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I think book is wrong.

[mxr662]

going bleary eyed reading all of those previous posts on this same question. never did find the difinitive answer. which way do it go? FSM correct or wrong?

Maybe a poll is in order?

[elwesso]

i'd listen to Brian on this one...

[maxnix]

Here's my point, all other parts with arrows have the arrows pointing to the front, the direction of travel.

Heath reported when his original tension rod bushings were removed from his low mile 1990, the arrows were oriented forward.

Hence, it is my opinion and my opinion only that the FSM is in error.

[captainluigi]

brian, you are 100% correct. upon removal of existing the arrows point forward. now if i had only gotten the correct bushings. frustrating day in the trenches. bad crank pulley, wrong bushings, skinned knucks=no progress. wahwahwah.