Keith/Easter
Thanks - glad to be of assistance.
I'll be using threaded rod to refit the stub, so I'll document the sizes when I do that. It will be M8 but I won't know what length until I start. I might attempt it without the spring compressors. We'll see!!
I've just got some threaded rod from Wickes today in three sizes - because I'm making a tool to refit the bushes. Well, I'm cobbling something together actually. I'll probably use M10, but also got some M12 just in case. I have an old Cortina bush extractor which I used on the MGB, which will be a major part of this tool.
The hard chrome pins came from Heart of England Morgans. I also got most of the bits from there, but the ball bearing swivels and shorter springs are from Mulfab.
I soaked the bushes to allow some oil to penetrate. It probably doesn't need that long, but I bought them in good time. It's just 20/50 engine oil, nothing special. The kingpins have also been immersed, but it's probably wishful thinking, although at the molecular level who knows. Chrome plating is porous after all!!
Colin M. mentioned that oiled bushes can turn in the stub when reamed, so I used some degreaser on the outsides as a precaution, and they are now in the freezer - easier to fit if cold.
The paint is just aerosol satin black - I'll post a picture when I restart. By the look of it, that will be next Saturday. If the pressing and reaming goes well, side 1 might get finished on Saturday.
