Re: Rear spring bushing wear limits -WDX


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Posted by Steve Kanavas on October 12, 2000 at 23:58:05:

In Reply to: Rear spring bushing wear limits -WDX posted by gtk on October 12, 2000 at 23:02:09:

As you know, there are no published limits on bushing wear.
What I found on mine after 50 years of the finest diligent neglect was that the thru bolts wore much more than the bronze bushings. Quite typical of the hard versus soft metal thing. I found a set of bolts with minimal wear on a bone yard WM300 for $10 That tightened the whole thing up considerably. One of the front bushings was worn through the bronze and into the steel. I got a set of the bronze bushings from VPW rather cheaply. I made pulling and press collars on the lathe slipping them over a 7/16" NF grade 8 bolt. This worked great as the press.

I haven't taken the rears apart for four reasons.
a. It's a bitch.
b. They are probably worse off than the fronts.
c. It's a bitch.
d. The springs have not fallen off yet.

sak



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