Re: Chassis to T arm bushings

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

There are several manufacturers of polu bushings for trunion to car in 
the spiders and GTVs.

I lost one on the track (side story, as I went around a tight curve at 
Streets of Willow Springs, I sam a trunnion bushing to my left--" Who's 
the porr bastard" I said to myself--just before I spun out due to no 
trunnion bushing--twas mine!)--It was a white poly bushing from AR 
Ricambi---do NOT get one!--see if Andy Kress has one. If not, the 
Ereminas or International Auto.

To put it on without major disassembly, slice one side of the new 
bushing for the inner side, undo the nut, remove nut, washer, and outer 
side bushing. keep the car on jacks, have a friend push on the axle 
enough so that first you can cut out the failed bushing (unles already 
fallen out!) and again to slide th cut bushing over the shaft. Release 
the pressur, put the new outer busshing and other parts on the 
shaft--tighten and you're done.


On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Steve Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>     Out of perverse curiosity, has any one experienced a failure of the
> bushings between the chassis and the T arm in a 105 or 115? If so, how did
> you pull the old ones and replace them? The factory manual shows some pretty
> specilized tools for the job.
>    Has anyone replaced the bushings with anything other than the factory
> bushings, for street applications or track?
> 
>     List these questions under "I just want to know". All facts, speculation
> and Idle gossip welcomed.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Steve Smith
> Carlsbad, CA
> 
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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