I'd say if the instructions say to use them, that you should use them.
I think I missed that this was the upper trunnion before. I was
thinking the a-arms. Which the V8 bushes
have them but not the poly.
On Oct 10, 2007, at 9:07 PM, Ed Woods wrote:
> Paul,
>
> This evening I pressed out the two rubber bushings in the upper
> trunnion, the pieces that fit between the shock arms. Each half had
> a steel sleeve which fit snugly over the shouldered bolt that binds
> all this stuff. The same bolt fits loosely into the poly bushings,
> at least when the poly bushings are not installed in the trunnion.
> The steel sleeve, which I cut from the rubber, appears too large in
> diameter to fit inside the poly bushings, although the generic
> instructions specifically say to reuse them. This sleeve is also a
> much closer fit to the shouldered bolt than the poly bush.
>
> If the poly bushings are to be fitted w/o a sleeve, it would appear
> that their loose fit on the bolt would defeat the purpose of using
> them: to tighten up the suspension.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
Paul Root
ptrmgb@gmail.com
77 MGB
99 OBS
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