i had my bugeye stub axles done by Penniman and Richards, in San Jose..
i think the total bill was under $100.. i took them the new bushes,
the new kindpins, and the old stub axles, and got 'em back a couple
days later..
hanz (san francisco, '58 sprite, '73 commando)
> From mgs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Nov 8 08:24 PST 1995
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>
> I want to get people's advice about getting the swivel pins rebushed for
> my MGB. I see that from TRF I can order a whole swivel pin assembly
> pre-done for me, with the rest of a front suspension kit for about $300, or
> I can get all the pieces from TRF (or wherever) and get the rebushing done
> somewhere else.
> I've called one place that could do the reaming for me and the guy quoted
> me $288 for just the labor, assuming I supplied all the parts. Well
> obviously, if this is going to be the case everywhere, I may as well just
> get the kit from TRF. I was kind of surprised, as usually if you skip these
> "pre-done kits" with the big guys you save big $$$ (Like sending my shocks
> to Apple Hyd. instead of buying rebuilts from TRF saves me something like
> $200). Perhaps this guy was just quoting high, I've got a few more places
> I'll call and see.
> What is everybody elses experience with this?
>
> Jeremy DuBois
> Programmer/System Administrator
> Thermalogic Corporation
> '74 MGB, '76 Spit
>
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