- 1. PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:55:04 -0500
- Looking at PA-0531 I see the rear spring front pivot pins have a flat washer and castellated nut. The nuts on the car are LOOSE, with a flat washer bearing against the spring eye ( no cotter pin eith
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- 2. RE: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:24:30 -0600
- There is no silentbloc in the rear spring eye. Snug the castellated nut up against the flat washer and pit it. I wouldn't torque it up too much, just enough to prevent looseness. The rear trunnions
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- 3. RE: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:02:45 -0500
- Lew et All, I removed the rear trunnion brass slider blocks and of course they are quite worn. What is the recommended "brass" or any other material to make these trunnions? Is there a better materia
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- 4. Re: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Hughes" <hughes.c.m@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:11:18 -0500
- I recall always seeing them referred to as "bronze" or even "phosphor bronze" trunnions. Can anyone verify this? - Mike Hughes -t?t I removed the rear trunnion brass slider blocks and of course they
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- 5. Re: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: jorolibb@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:25:50 -0500
- Mike, Bob, Lew, etc. I believe this is what I made mine from, bearing bronze or phosphor bronze. John Libbert --Original Message-- From: hughes.c.m@worldnet.att.net To: grunau.garage@sympatico.ca; lp
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- 6. RE: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "John James" <jj@octagon.fsbusiness.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:32:31 -0000
- The material is phosphor bronze. I sell these at #2.75 each (which is miles cheaper than the dealers). They are 10 'thou oversize on the diameter (which, in practice doesn't really matter because mo
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- 7. RE: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:44:48 -0500
- Thanks to all that replied. The trunnion bearings that came out were definetely solid "brass", and a set of new ones I have were also solid brass. So I need to source some phosphor bronze or bearing
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- 8. Re: PA rear spring front pivot (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Metcalf" <mgtom@zoominternet.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:36:38 -0500
- I use MSC Industrial supply for 1" bronze rod. They have oil impregnated 1" bronze bars that have the same characteristics as solid bronze for only $20 per 6.5" bars. It's good stuff. I used phospho
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