Mike,
I'll be watching the answers here as well because I have the same
clunk in the rear of my Midget on both braking and acceleration. I
have already eliminated ( propeller shaft, u-joints...etc) all the
other possible sources other than the suspension bushings which appear
to be the originals and nearing 40 years of age. Since I have the car
up on blocks attm until I get time to dig a bit of metal out of the
pushrod tubes or where ever it went, I will probably just drop the
whole rear end and blast, paint and renew it all. What's everyones
feeling about the rear dampers and springs? How can I tell if they
are worn out?
Cheers!!
Jim
On 9/23/07, rrengineer@dslextreme.com <rrengineer@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> With the 50th celebration coming I'm sure everyone is getting to some of
> the projects they have been putting off for their cars. I am no
> exception. I have a clunk in the front right side of my Bugeye when I hit
> the brakes for the first time after it has been sitting for a while. I
> checked the kingpin assembly and the bearings and the brakes which all
> seem to be in good order. The only suspect in this problem is the
> suspension bushings. When I first assembled the car during the
> restoration I used rubber bushings from Moss. These rubber bushings had
> no metal tubing bonded to the inner diameter like the originals. They
> were just plain rubber. O.K., so I didn't know any better. It was my
> first time rebuilding a suspension. Right now I have both the correct
> rubber (with the metal tubing centers bonded to the rubber) and
> polyurethane bushing sets to replace the old ones. I have to make a
> decision. My question is, who is using polyurethane bushings in their
> Spridget and who is using rubber bushings and why. I'd like to know which
> you think is better and why. If you have had both in your car, what was
> the difference in ride quality, noise, etc. for a street car.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
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Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
Don't miss 50 Years of Spridgets at Lake of the Ozarks, June 26-29, 2008!!
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