Bushing question
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Bushing question
This bushing is already tight, just hand pressed in at the moment.
Is this correct? the bushing expands in diameter just a tad... And if it's tight to start, I don't see how it will go all the way in.
Is this correct? the bushing expands in diameter just a tad... And if it's tight to start, I don't see how it will go all the way in.
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Do you have measuring calipers to check the a-arm hole size and the bushing outside diameter size.....should be only a couple thousands difference. Example: hole size=2.000"............ bushing size=1.998".
Put a dab of grease on the outside of the bushing to keep it from seizing when it is pressed into the hole.
Put a dab of grease on the outside of the bushing to keep it from seizing when it is pressed into the hole.
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Don't forget to put the shaft in before pressing the bushings in. They require about a .003" press fit so they will go in hard.
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Do you have measuring calipers to check the a-arm hole size and the bushing outside diameter size.....should be only a couple thousands difference. Example: hole size=2.000"............ bushing size=1.998".
Put a dab of grease on the outside of the bushing to keep it from seizing when it is pressed into the hole.
Put a dab of grease on the outside of the bushing to keep it from seizing when it is pressed into the hole.
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True true... I have thought about a ball joint press, but that only will work on one side of the arm, once one bushing is in, the shaft has to go on/in.
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If the caliper reads .010 difference----you'd save yourself a lot of grief and damage to the A-arm by not installing the oversize bushing.
Last edited by doorgunner; Sep 19, 2015 at 09:37 AM.
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Hi ,
I would take the advice offered previously and put the bushes in the freezer for a few hours before you attempt to press them into place . It should make things a bit easier .
Remember to make a steel packing piece to put between the two sections of the arm your bushings go through. It is very easy to close up the gap between the two when pushing in your bushes with a press
John
I would take the advice offered previously and put the bushes in the freezer for a few hours before you attempt to press them into place . It should make things a bit easier .
Remember to make a steel packing piece to put between the two sections of the arm your bushings go through. It is very easy to close up the gap between the two when pushing in your bushes with a press
John
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Yes, 225 degrees in the oven for the A arm, and the freezer for the bushing. Cut a piece of angle iron to fit tight in between the A arm holes and press/pound them in. I just did mine too I'll see if I can find one of the old ones for another measurement.
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Looks too tight to me...
Something is not right in my opinion. You should be able to introduce that bushing up untill it meets the shoulder and then it becomes a press fit. You need a bar set between the two ends to keep from distorting it while you press the bushings in. The bushing does look as though it has a bunch of paint on it. Good luck~ 
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*sigh*
I am an idiot.
I ordered a kit.... all 8 bushings were in a box - I assumed they were all the same size.
Not so....I see now that there are 4 smaller and 4 larger.
I managed to grab a lower bushing and was trying to put it in the upper.
I ordered a kit.... all 8 bushings were in a box - I assumed they were all the same size.
Not so....I see now that there are 4 smaller and 4 larger.
I managed to grab a lower bushing and was trying to put it in the upper.
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