-----Original Message----- From: GSTROM99(at)aol.com <GSTROM99(at)aol.com> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net> Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 6:46 PM Subject: Series II control arm bushings
>Well, after restoring the rust bucket that I bought last June '97, I've
been
>able to put some miles on it. Had one wierd feeling though, but I figured
out
>why my Series II wasn't real stable and wandered "a bit". It also made a
>clunk on occasional bumps. The right upper control arm bushings are
WASTED,
>ie real worn... Ordered two kits from Kurt at Classic Sunbeam (his LAST
two,
>he said!!) I have not received them yet, but do have an extra replacement
kit
>for the bottom which came with the car. I assume they are the same design.
My
>question is this...
>
>These "bushings" are actually just threaded onto the cross shaft, I don't
see
>that there is any movement inside the bushing itself (like a normal rubber
>bushing). Am I right that, the only deflection when the suspension moves
up
>and down is this shaft screwing back and forth a real small amount within
>these "bushings"?
>
>The manual shows threaded ends (with nuts on the ends) and non-threaded
>bushings, and just explains a "normal" pressing out and in of the
>replacements. As my bushings are threaded onto the shaft, is there a
SPECIAL
>procedure that I need? Or am I to assume that once one bushing is in
place,
>and the shaft is screwed into it, that the other bushing will rotate and
>thread itself to the shaft, as it presses down???
>
>I don't get it... Please help.
>
>
>gary strom
>series II
>newly restored (303 miles)
>
>