I am in the middle of the front end rebuild on my TR4. I've been inspecting
various pieces and I see that there is significant play between the trunnion
and the lower wishbone due to worn wishbone arm bushes.
I have replacements bushes in hand - I was considering trying to do this
myself but a very preliminary attempt to press the old bush out failed - I
didn't try too hard, but these bushes are much tighter than the inner nylon
ones.
Is this a job for a machine shop? My kit was bought from TRF, Moss notes in
their catalog that the bushes have to be reamed to fit after installation
anyway. I'm about to get the yellow pages out to look for a shop, but if
folks on the list typically do this on their own, please let me know. In
particular, I'd like to know how to:
1) Press the old bushes out. Normally I use a vice and two sockets, works
great for the nylon ones.
2) How to ream to fit. I was considering just patiently working the
trunnion in with ample lubrication as the fit is close unpressed.
3) If I shouldn't do this, I'll take recommendations on a shop in the
Houston TX area.
Thanks,
Randy.
65 TR4
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