At 09:10 PM 3/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>The concensus of the list was that the polyurethane bushings
>are worth installing. I bought bushings for the upper and lower
>control arms from Ted Schumacher. Tonight I cleaned the arms
>up, and broke out the bushings.
>
>The bushings don't fit tight in the holes. In fact, they are fairly
>loose. For example, I put both bushings in the lower, inner
>control arm, then fit the mounting bracket and bolt (I didn't
>torque up the bolt) and I could wiggle the arm about 1/8" on
>the bolt.
>
>Are the bushings supposed to fit tightly? The stock rubber
>bushings have to be pressed in, they are so tight.
>
>Do the poly bushings expand after torqueing down the mounting
>and fulcrum nuts?
>
>And thanks in advance for your "been-there-done-that" advice.
>
>
>Cliff Hansen
>chansen@exis.net
>1966 TR-4A CTC 64615L (Anxious to be done with front end work)
>
>
Cliff,
Recently redid the frontend of my TR4A and had to tap the bushings in.
Would seem that the kind of slack you're talking about would defeat the
purpose of bushings.
Jim
67 tr4a irs
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