Wow what a great response. Thank you all. Lots of good ideas especially
on the dust/grease caps. Make you wonder what was wrong with putting a
lip on them... :-)
I thought of cutting the split pins off and punching them out after I
made the post. Wasn't thinking I guess.
Another question... Any tricks on getting the old rubber bushings out?
The frame is off and the suspension assembly is on the workbench.
I already know how the DPO maintained the car. The DPO is me. Can't
blame anyone but myself for lousy maintenance. Always used the grease
gun rather than an oil gun on the trunions. Guess we'll see what the
affect of that was.
I was advised not to get the suspension kit. The fellow said all I
needed was the bushings, ball joints, and Trunion kit. They were all
standard bolts -- I could get them anywhere. So that's what I did.
Maybe a mistake.
Got new bushings, ball joints, Trunions, Trunion kit, BPNW 33% uprated
original height springs for front and rear, Tie Rod ends, new shocks
for front end. Will have the levers rebuilt for the back end. New
universal joints. Bunch of other stuff for the rear end -- that's for
next week ;-).
No grease fittings on the Tie Rod ends -- should I care about that?
The body shop removed the suspension. Not sure what they did about the
springs. He wants me to make the spring compressor for the front end. I
have a 3/4 threaded rod (coarse thread -- couldn't find the fine
thread), and those long joining nuts -- some big washers. I plan to cut
two pieces of 3/4 plywood to fit the spring pan and glue the two
together. 1-1/2 of plywood should do it Right?
I am learning a lot and having fun. So thanks to you all. Knowledge is
power as they say. Lots of empowering knowledge on this list. Feels like
I can do anything with you guys in my back pocket. Thanks again.
Don Malling
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