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RE: reaming tr3 lower wishbone arm bushings

To: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: reaming tr3 lower wishbone arm bushings
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:26:43 -0800
> I'm taking the lower wishbone arms and new bushings
> for trunnion end to machine shop soon. I know the
> bushings need to be reamed after being pressed into
> arm, but to what spec? I am reusing the trunnions

Why, pray tell ?  Why pay all that money to replace the bushings, and then
put worn trunnions in them ?

> I have a suspision that the trunnion extensions might
> be off a bit from spec tolerances. Should I just have
> the machinist mic each trunnion extension and ream to
> that dimension for the corresponding arm?

Nope, the trunnion pins will not have worn round.  Just have him ream the
bushings to nominal (can't recall offhand if it's 5/8" or 11/16").

Randall




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