[DeTomaso] Rear Bushings and Shafts

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/10/09 12:21:34 PM, guson at home.se writes:

> ...zerks in the ends of the threaded rod will put grease between the rod 
> and the sleeve it runs through. There is no movement between those parts 
> once installed.
> 
Correct- all suspension movement is between the hardened sleeve and the 
bronze bushings on each end. Thats why I made sure the sleeves in our 
assemblies were also drilled, to distribute grease on both its sides the full length, 
guaranteeing grease gets to to the bushings and also to the thrust washers 
at each end. Grease on both sides of the sleeve also prevents accumulated 
condensation from rusting the internal sleeve and siezing up the assembly. 
One of thse days, I will make a pair of (drilled) internal sleeves from 
hardened 7075-aluminum with steel ends to ride in the bronze bushings, thus 
finally preventing condensation from doing any damage in there at all. It's 
just that living in the Nevada desert, average humidity is around 18% so this 
is not yet at the top of my long to-do list. Cheers- J Deryke