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[Spridgets] HELP PLEASE - was: front bushing replacement

Subject: [Spridgets] HELP PLEASE - was: front bushing replacement
From: rbastedo at gmail.com (Rick Bastedo)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:54:45 -0700
References: <CABWjhc+tT_CLmV_fPYSCj+_hGffY+nxnp9mYxW5mwxrPOx5bmQ@mail.gmail.com> <CABQj3r8PzADPoE4SsudX_EJEhYQeJ6Wv5Ybv7FYNwiBDKQiN=A@mail.gmail.com>
Heh - that would do it wouldn't it.
Ok, thanks - crisis averted.
Man I guess I'm probably not the only one who has ever done this before I
suppose...

Rick (embarrassed but grateful) Bastedo


On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Compare the top of your spindle on the passenger side, with the top of the
> spindle on the drivers side. You have the top piece, where the shock mounts,
> 180* out on the passenger side.
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Rick Bastedo <rbastedo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FIASCO
>>
>> It's pretty badly screwed now, the passenger side trunnion bushing was
>> mostly non existent and what was there didn't look at all correct.
>> I put in the correct pair of bushings and put things back together, did
>> the same on the drivers side but over there what I took out resembled what I
>> was putting back in, with a bit of wear, but they were correct.
>> Things didn't look right so I decided to just skip the inner A frame
>> bushings for now and put it all back together.
>> Sure enough, the passenger side tire is cocked out at the top by several
>> inches.
>> Something is very seriously wrong here.
>> I need help diagnosing this situation, it's beyond me what's going on
>> here.
>>
>> Here are a few pictures I took and uploaded to picasa:
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/106121126121790278619/Bushingreplacefiasco
>>
>> Rick (crap crap crap!!) Bastedo
>>
>>
>>
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