Post Photobucket reboot from January 2011 continued.... Anyway - tonight I grabbed an hour in the garage and fitted the bushes.
Here's how it went:
This is one end of my special tool 'exploded view'. The socket is there to keep this end centred.
Here's the other end with the bush. I found that two MGB anti-roll bar bushes were a perfect fit inside the bush - again to keep it centred.
This is the non-business end assembled:
Business end assembled - but using the bush tool nut which has an integral washer........
The bush was just out of the freezer, and I'd played the blowlamp on the stub, just to get some warmth into it.
Here's the bush on the way in. Once it starts, it wasn't too bad, but very important to keep it square until it enters.
And with a bit more effort.......keep the threads lubricated, and I dripped 3in1 on the outside of the bush to assist.
This is the rod.....the extended nuts are 17mm, and the tool nut is 19mm. I also purchased some M12 rod in case the 10m wasn't good enough. If you don't have a tool to base this on, you'll need a couple of thick washers.
Lower bush fully in place......
Stub turned over to do the upper bush. This one went in easier.
Upper bush in place.
A good hours work, and was easier than I expected - but still very hard work. The bushes were a perfect fit over the kingpin before fitting, but once in place are distorted just enough to need reaming. So that's the next job, before reassembly of side 1 can begin. The stub will need another lick of paint. All this action tends to knock bits of paint off, and obviously I want it nice & shiny under there.
More to follow >>>>>>>>>>>>
