Pete-
Glad to hear these things are back in stock. I'll need to order some right
away. When restoring my car after an accident I had to use the hard
neoprene bushings that some Tiger autocrossers use (guys at Tiger Auto
supplied them and are most helpful and very knowledgeable). Unfortunately
they are noisy as all get out and I'm unhappy with the front end handling
and hope replacing them will give me back the ride I am used to.
About replacing them yourself. I'd really suggest only doing this if you
are confident in yourself and can tap into someone who has done it before.
I did not trust myself after hearing the description and instead trusted a
shop. They could not even do it right. I ended up shipping the A-Arms to
Tiger Auto, they installed them, fixed the extensive damage done by the shop
in trying to force the old ones out, and shipped them back to me. I had to
get some other folks to help finally get them in and, as I mentioned, am
still unsure if they are set up right.
If you do it yourself, give the guys at Tiger Auto a call first and ask them
the method of removal. One thing they told me, some people remove the old
bushings by taking a torch to them and burning the old rubber out (gaa,
don't try this in an unventilated garage or a suburban neighborhood!). I'd
even be careful about giving it to a machine shop unless you gave them
explicit instructions on what to do.
-Patrick
SV, Richmond, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Peter A Sanville
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 11:50 AM
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
Subject: A arm bushings
Hello
I recently bought a 1966 Alpine and proceeded to remove clean/replace
everything. I removed the front end and wanted to replace the A arm
bushings. I noted that they were available at all sunbeam sources.
Well, they were out of stock for many months and now they are here.
(Thanks-SS) Now, how hard is it to R/R these things and can I take it to
a machine shop that has a press and have them do it?
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Thanks
Pete S
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