Control Arm Bushing - Does this look right?
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From: Lakeland FL
Control Arm Bushing - Does this look right?
Does this lower control arm bushing look correct? I have apparently tossed out the original bushings from my control arms, they were pretty mangled after I got them out. My concern is how far down in the bushing the shaft is. I thought it would be level with the end of the bushing when inserted all the way. With it like this it seems that when I tighten down the washer and bolt on the end, that it will just crush the bearing sleeve. I bought these from Ecklers several years ago. Does anybody have pics of theirs prior to installation?
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From: Naperville IL
it does look like it should be a lot closer to flush. what is stopping it from going any farther? is it all the way to the shoulder on the shaft? NAPA should have the correct rubber bushings in stock, they might let you look at them just to compare.
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It is all the way on the shaft like it should be. The inner part of the bearing is seated on the shaft and everything looks good on the other end of the bushing. I'm a little stumped as it looks like all 63 - 82 lower control arm bushings are the same. It seems like a stretch for Ecklers to have sent the wrong part. I bought these as part of a full suspension rebuild kit.
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From: Lakeland FL
Originally Posted by chris73cpe
dumb question, but are you using the right bushings on the right arm? I think the lowers are longer than the uppers.
The set of 4 shafts looks like this:
Last edited by ShinodaVette; Nov 26, 2006 at 10:41 PM.
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From: Lakeland FL
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
It will pull down with the bolt
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I dont think that there is a real problem with the sleeves. The assembly tightens up on the sleeve and not the shaft, but if the bushings are the off shore crap that Ecklers has been supplying lately, I would go to NAPA and get some good ones. You will probably run into problems installing the lowers in the arms and will damage them anyway. There is little on no chamfer on the ends of the lower bushings and they will hang up upon installation.
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Hey gang,
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
Last edited by MWieczorek; Nov 27, 2006 at 11:04 AM.
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From: Lakeland FL
Originally Posted by MWieczorek
Hey gang,
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
I bought my suspension kit from Eckler's several years ago; I guess while they were still selling good parts. I've heard from several sources that in the last few years they have been selling import stuff that wasn't up to par. I got lucky I guess.
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From: New Hill NC
Originally Posted by MWieczorek
Hey gang,
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
The bushings in those pictures are genuine CLEVITE bushings. Made right here in the good ole' USA. (Napoleon, Ohio to be exact.) I should know, I work for Clevite. It says HARRIS on the bushing because we were "Harris Products" back in the day when we developed these bushings for the Corvette. I sit a few cubicles down from one of the guys who worked on the program.
The part numbers for those bushings are as follows:
Lower Control Arm: 220210
Upper Control Arm: 226440
Those numbers cover 1963 - 1980, and are the same for big block and small block cars. In fact, those control arm bushings were used on many passenger car applications from 1955 - 1970. GM liked to use the same parts in as many places as possible back then.
That bushing is fine, it looks just like the ones we have floating around the office (or stashed in a box for when I rebuild my suspension). It's the exact same bushing you'll get from NAPA, because we sell NAPA almost all of their replacement bushings too.
Later,
Mwieczorek
Yep, Sorry I didnt notice the markings. But the statement about that the current Ecklers crap is true. Unfortunately they and others are going off shore with many of these items. Some of them are junk.
