if you run the larger diameter front sway bar with urethane bushings, you
definitely need the heavy duty endlinks. i found a set of endlinks with
urethane bushings for less than $20 at autozone prior to open roads 2002 and
the endlinks are still standing up to the additional load. the bushings are
the faster red ones.
jerry wall BN6
Bob Spidell wrote:
>
> John,
>
>
> re:
> "I replaced the sway bar rubber bushings, but I am not sure how tight to
> tighten the nuts. It seems that the bushings can be over squished."
> > I always use the rule-of-thumb my father (former autoshop teacher and
> designer and Ford factory rep) taught me: tighten until the flats of the
>rubber
> bush expand to the diameter of the flatwasher (or just a little less, if you
>get
> nervous ;)
>
> Always worked for me, though you might use a little less squish for urethane,
> nylon or really hard rubber bushes.
>
> BTW, I tried urethane bushes for sway bar links but kept snapping the links
> (I haven't seen any links that appear to be made of high-quality steel).
>
>
> bs
> ********************************************
> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> ********************************************
>
> Subject: front suspension play
>
>
> > While poking and prodding the car while it is up on jack stands, I noticed
> > that the front left wheel has about 1/32" of play when push/pulled (slight
> > clunk), hand on the top and bottom of the tire. It looks like the play is
> > located in the "swivel axle lower bush", (bottom of the kingpin) as shown in
> > the manual.
> > My question is, should I just replace that bushing (and probably the top
> > bushing) or is it time to go through the entire suspension and replace all
>the
> > rubber bushings. The bushings appear old and surface cracked, but when
>tugged
> > on nothing is loose or has play. The right front has only a few thousands
>of
> > play in the same place, no clunking.
> > I replaced the sway bar rubber bushings, but I am not sure how tight to
> > tighten the nuts. It seems that the bushings can be over squished.
> > As always, any advice is greatly appreciated.
> > John '62 BT7
>
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