[Spridgets] poly bushings

Dean Hedin dlh2001 at comcast.net
Fri Jul 20 19:15:20 MDT 2012


I think if you go with polyurethane then find some in a soft durometer.
Things are stiff enough in the rear of the Bugeye.

Now you got me worried,  I think I replaced mine about 3 years ago.
As I recall I got them from Winner's Circle at Carlisle.
I remember that it was hard to press out the old ones. 

I'll take a look at them tommorrow.

I think from here on out I'm just going to buy polyurethane rod stock
and turn my own bushings on the lathe.  That is what I did on the front 
shock attachments when I re-did the front end.

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I've got bushings on my rear trailing arms (stock) that are deteriorating
after 4 years of very limited use.  I also have a shock link with the inside
upper rubber gone missing.  These are on a quarter elliptic spring Mk 1 and
parts were new when I built the car.  These faults are probably what is
causing my car's torque steer.  Both faults are on the left rear.

I'm thinking of using poly, at least on the trailing arms but haven't
located
any yet.  Or maybe going to a heim jointed trailing arm to avoid the rubber
or
poly all together.  Does anyone have a source for the trailing arm poly
bushes
or thoughts on the conversion to heim jointed arms?  Maybe even a source for
rubber bushes that last longer than 4 years.  Thanks.

Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/
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