Philip J Ethier scribed:
Subject: Re: Pour Your Own suspension bushings
> Roland Dudley scribed >
> > The A-arms are another marvel. They are also dry with poured babbitt
> > bearings...
Dry babbit. I missed that dry part. Ugh.
> Roger Garnett answered +
> + would oilite be another possibility?
Phrom Phile:
>Performance Engineering in Oregon sells trick suspension bushings for MGBs and
> the like which are made of some stuff called "Carsan(?)".
Now, why didn't I think of that?
> combine the best features of Nylon, Delrin, Polyurethane, Teflon etc. It is
> supposed to last well and be self-lubricating.
I can't find a listing for Carsan- this is probably just a brand name for
something like teflon impregnated polyurethane. I'll try to find an un-finished
source. Anybody got a lead?
John Lye scribed:
> Phile mentions Performance Engineering and sez:
>
> ->They also supply lever shocks with gas inserts. Don't ask me how that
>works.
> It doesn't apparently. I've left three messages on their machine
> saying that I'm interested inthese shock and giving phone numbers
> and addresses for them to contact me. No response at all, nada
> Guess they're not rying real hard to sell these things.
Last time I talked to someone there, they were still working on tooling
or machining source or the likes, and were not ready for sale. That
was in March or so. I didn't get a chance to talk to the guy in
charge of the design. (I might just have the machining source he needs...)
Roger
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