FWIW, the company in Canada is Obsolete Automotive in Point Edward, Ontario.
http://www.obsoleteauto.com Their exchange price for the A-arms is CDN $169
(US $110) and for the repair kit CDN $44 (US $30).
No personal interest, although I have had very good experience with them and
can recommend them as a supplier.
Doug Ingram
-----Original Message-----
From: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
To: Glen <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: A-arm bushings
>Glen,
>
>I recently had the same problem and asked the List for advice about 2 weeks
>ago. If you have access to previous postings, you should be able to pull
up
>all the good advice that I got. The gist of the response was that you
>either have to replace the "A" arms (to the tune of about $130 apiece) or
>order the bushings separately from a company in Canada for about $50 each
>and have someone cut out your old ones and weld in the new ones. I decided
>to go ahead and buy the new "A" arms from Victoria British for $130 apiece.
>
>Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Glen <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 1:01 PM
>Subject: A-arm bushings
>
>
>>I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has redone their fulcrum pin
>>bushings. I ordered a replacement bushing set and new fulcrum pin, but
>>on examining the new set, the fulcrum pin was as loose in the new bushing
>>as the old one I was trying to replace. The smaller capped bushing was
>>OK, but the larger one (that takes grease fitting) looks as if the hole
>>was overbored before threading. This allows noticeable slop even when
>>threaded all the way onto the fulcrum pin.
>>My question is, how much slop is acceptable? Does anyone know a source
>>of bushings made to an acceptable tolerance?
>>
>>Also, You will soon have a new brake and clutch system completely
>>rebuilt. Do you choose silicone or original fluid and why?
>>
>> Thanks to all who reply,
>> Glen Byrns
>> '59 bugeye with wiggly fulcrum pin and dry brake lines
>
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