I find Armour-All to be a good lubricant for installing these
bushings... it certainly won't attack the rubber... and it's nice and
slippery.
As said... Make sure you line up the "ears" before you start sending
that bush down there....
Over-all... the trick is mainly in rounding up the proper sized dowels
or rod, etc... to use as the driving tool.
Over-all... NOT a difficult job.
Justin
William Davies wrote:
>
> Shane F. Ingate wrote:
> >
> > All,
> > I've almost finished restoring the dash area in "Rags".
> > The walnut veneer sanded and finished in several thin coats
> > of Behr Spar Varnish looks fabulous. I dont know what they looked
> > like new, but it looks as good as the dashes in Piggotts book.
> > Before mounting up the dash, I thought I would rebush the
> > steering column. I ordered 2 new bushings from Moss, but I
> > cannot get the old bushing out of the column (I can image inserting
> > the new bushing will be just as hard).
> > Someone on the list mentioned that they had done this
> > (destroying a couple of bushings in the process). Is there a trick
> > to removing/inserting new bushings in the column?
> > For those who dont know what the bushing is, there are 2
> > of them, consisting of concentric tubes of nylon/steel/rubber.
> > The outside rubber piece has 2 *ears* that need to be depressed
> > before the bushing can be removed, but the fit is very tight!
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Shane Ingate in San Diego
>
> Shane,
> Cut out the ears with a sharp knife, then push the bush down (or up
> with the lower bush) further into the tube using a metal drift (I use
> the handle from my trolley jack). The old bushes are seldom fully
> removed.The new bushes should go in fairly easily with a slight smearing
> of washing up liquid, but make sure the ears line up first. Don't be
> tempted to use oil of any kind to lubricate the rubbers, it will attack
> them in time.
> Bill.
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