One rule-of-thumb that has always worked for me is to tighten until the
bushing compresses
to roughly the diameter of the flat washer. This works for rubber
bushings; for urethane or
nylon a bit less, since they are stiffer to begin with.
bs
Rich C wrote:
> Mark,
> All engine and gearbox mounts should be installed and tightened. This
> establishes a "neutral" position for everything. Then install the
> stabilizer bar and tighten all bushing evenly until a reasonable
> amount of bushing compression is observed. It's important that the two
> bushings are compressed the same amount to keep everything in a
> neutral position. It should neither pull things back nor push things
> forward.
>
> Rich Chrysler
>
>
>
>
>> I have installed the Bolton poly bushings on the trany stabilizer and
>> am ready
>> to tighten the thing up but, how tight?
>> Is it necessary to have the radiator installed to adjust the
>> stabilizer rod or
>> is there something else I can use as a guide to determine when I have
>> tightened up the adjusting nuts enough and can lock things down with
>> the
>> other nuts?
>>
>> Also before I tighten these stabilizer nuts should I secure the rear
>> trany
>> bracket to the frame or do I want the bracket loose so it moves a
>> little as I
>> am tightening the stabilizer rod?
>>
>> Not much info in the manuals on this rather critical area.
>>
>> So many questions, so many hours to go............
>>
>> Mark
>
>
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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