Larry Colen wrote:
> A major reason that I didn't finish putting my suspension together is
> that a bolt and sleeve did the "till death do us part" thing.
>
> On the lower A-arm, there is a bolt that goes through both long A-arm
> pieces and the trunion. There is a sleeve between it an the
> trunion. This bolt and sleeve have fused, wich means that both the
> bolt and the sleeve rotate in relation to both the A-arm and the
> trunion, though I suppose that they could remain fixed to the A-arm.
If those are fused, then the kingpin is probably bad as well. Since
lubrication for that is greasing the kingpin.
It also can mean that the hole in the a-arm is ovalled out since
undoubtably, the suspension travel is the bolt moving in the a-arm.
That's the way mine was when I bought it.
> Anyways, do folks put some anti-sieze between the bolt and sleeve?
> Grease? WD-40? or do they just let them eventually become as one?
>
> Any other tricks I should know about in there?
>
> Larry
>
>
Paul.
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