[Spridgets] Bugeye rear radius arm bushings

[CosmicMag1380]

On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Jim Fournier <jimndi at frontiernet.net> wrote:
Are these rubber encased bushings in the rear radius arms easily
changed?? Mine are dry rotted and in pretty bad shape.

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The bushings do not want to push out easily even in a 25 ton press. I
bent a trailing arm trying to get one out before we discovered that
you need to add some heat! Apparently the originals were coated with a
substance prior to assembly to keep them from rusting together. Warm
the bushing with a smokewrench first (look for some black stuff
bubbling a bit) and you should be able to knock it out without a
press...

BTDT
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Kent
1960 Bugeye
1967 Sprite - following in the 73's footsteps to the boneyard...