Glen,
Are you talking about the 'cork' seals on the lower threaded fulcrum pin on the
a-arm assemblies, or are you talking about the steel treaded part that is
'brazed' into the a-arm?? if it's the latter, did you braze them in yourself?
If
you did replace these yourself, how did you align them?
When I rebuilt the front suspension on my bugeye, I ended up replacing both my
A-arms, installed new fulcrum pins and king pin assemblies. The new fulcrum
pins
fit very tight in the new a-arms. My old A-arms were very worn, and the new
fulcrum pins fit pretty loose in those.
Regards - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
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>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: A-arm bushings
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>I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has redone their fulcrum pin
>bushings. I ordered a replacement bushing set and new fulcrum pin, but
>on examining the new set, the fulcrum pin was as loose in the new bushing
>as the old one I was trying to replace. The smaller capped bushing was
>OK, but the larger one (that takes grease fitting) looks as if the hole
>was overbored before threading. This allows noticeable slop even when
>threaded all the way onto the fulcrum pin.
>My question is, how much slop is acceptable? Does anyone know a source
>of bushings made to an acceptable tolerance?
>
>Also, You will soon have a new brake and clutch system completely
>rebuilt. Do you choose silicone or original fluid and why?
>
> Thanks to all who reply,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye with wiggly fulcrum pin and dry brake lines
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