Chuck,
as Mike said, replace the bushings!
I didn't when I first rebuilt my front end, and regretted it because I had
to redo the job. The fulcrum pins and bushings are the weakest point and
the dumbest design on the car (at least to me).
Ulix
On Sun, 11 Jul 1999, Chuck Ciaffone wrote:
> Think I gotta problem here.
>
> I just received a Major Front-Suspension kit, had
> the bushes reamed into the swing axles, and started to
> reassemble.
>
> BTW: When I disassembled the wishbones, the funcrum pins seemed
> to screw out fine and the threads LOOKED OK to me.
>
> The right side went back together like a dream. No play/no slop.
>
> Then I installed the left-side kingpin in its wishbone. Pin
> threaded in ok. Seemed nice and snug. But .. when I tapped the
> tapered pin in place the fulcrum pin unthreaded just a hair --
> but enuff to cause all kinds of slop. My guess -- the threads
> in the wishbone are shot (it's a new fulcrum pin).
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Maybe I didn't get the fulcrum pin in all the way the
> first time -- I guess I can try to clean out the wishbone
> threads and try again.
>
> 2. Can I have the threaded bushesin the wishbone replaced
> (welded and re-threaded)?
>
> 3. Should I just order a replacement wishbone?
>
> 4. I one is shot, should I not replace the other too just
> to be safe?
>
> Dumb questions, I know; but it's my first front end job
> and I'm learning as I go.
>
> thanx
>
> chuck
>
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