On 6/6/98 8:31 PM so and so Philip Hubbard said. (And I quote)
>Great news all! I got both fulcrum pins out of the driver's side A-arms.
>Yippee.
Congratulations!!
>
>Ok, what next? I've quit for the night and am ready for some advice. It
>looks like there is a metal sleeve still in the a-arm assembly as Mike S.
>pointed out. My poly bushings are pretty thick. Even I can see that I
>can't squish them in from the outside of the a-arms. Am I supposed to
>swing the wishbone down, then pop the bushings on, then reassemble? Or do
>I have to pound the sleeves out somehow? I'm in a bit of a quandry here
>because this side had =no= bushings to begin with so I have nothing to
>compare with. Absent any other advice I think (weather permitting) I will
>take the fulcrum pins out of the other side which will tell me how the
>whole thing looks when it is right. The passenger's side has bushings. :)
>
The A Arm swings down and the sleve should slide out.
>It's funny though. In Moss and VB catalogs (and the Haynes manual) I don't
>see any metal sleeves.
'Cuz the in the bushings.
>
>If I ever finish this job, dare I tackle the trunion bushings or wheel
>bearings? I'm seriously thinking of finishing these bushings and making a
Careful on the trunion bushes. You may need a king pin. Actaully the
trunions (if that is all you do are easier.
\>
>Thanks for all the help and moral support so far. It has made =all= the
>difference in the world.
>
>Philip
>Burgundy 1974 Midget
Good luck
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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