Hi Chip,
my mechanic did it for 250.00
Of course I removed the assemblies from the car and
supplied new rotoflex couplings myself. Then
reassembled...
It's a nasty job, but well worth it if you enjoy
wrenching (and driving).
I ended up by hacksawing the bolt at the frame bracket
for each lower wishbone, releasing the spring bolt at
the tops, removing the trailing link (?) and the axles
at the diff flange... good luck!
John Donohoe
70 GT6+ KC81718
(still awaiting my rebuilt diff...)
--- Chip Jones <chip@zinniadesign.net> wrote:
>
> Last week I posted thinking I was going to sell the
> car, but I tuned it
> up Saturday and have fallen in love again. So here's
> the next thing I'm
> thinking about doing:
>
>
> My gt6 has the rotoflex lower wishbone suspension.
> Long ago the bushings
> in the wishbones rotted away and the steel insets
> fused to the bolts. I
> was told by a mechanic that it would take many many
> hours at $80 / hr to
> replace the bushings.
>
> What is the best way to proceed? Do I have any hope
> of getting the bolts out without a torch. Would a
> large shop vise and an
> oversized socket work an extractor to push out the
> bolts?
>
> Or should I consider scrapping the rear suspension
> and replacing it with
> the swing spring setup like from a MKIV spitfire or
> later? Is the swing
> spring really superior handling to the one I have?
>
>
> Thanks for all input.
>
> Chip Jones
> St. Louis, MO.
>
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