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Re: rebuilding trunnions

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Subject: Re: rebuilding trunnions
From: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 13:39:16 -0400
Front or back?  I had similar problems with rear trunnion bushes
a year or two ago.  And now I'm getting a clunking over bumps that
makes me think that forcing them wasn't conducive to longevity.

Greg Rowe


>From: "Frank Drummond" <frandrum@voicenet.com>
>
>Hi Listers,
>
>I rebuilt the trunions last night and am concerned about how tightly the 
>poly
>bushings fit.  I literally had to drive them into the trunion with a 
>hammer.
>On the left side, I also had to drive the sleeve into the inserted poly
>bushing with a hammer.
>
>Isn't the bushing supposed to move within the trunion?  Should the sleeve 
>move
>within the bushing?
>
>As it stands now, it would seem that the only movement will be the bolt
>slipping within the sleeve.
>
>Thanks folks.
>
>Frank Drummond
>


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