[DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the same size?
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Wed Jan 17 11:27:13 EST 2018
Another dimension to check is length. I purchased a new set of stock bushings from one vendor and they were too long. It required me to "bend" the mounting ears, which the vendor told me to do but I decided not to do.
I then purchased another set from the Maserati guy, and they were "perfect."
You don't want to go to all the trouble of installing new bushings (especially press-fit) only to find they are too long to fit the mounting ears on the chassis. Trust me on this.
Check the length.
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired
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On Jan 17, 2018, 08:15, at 08:15, "Joseph F. Byrd, Jr." <byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>Attached PDF is how I am removing the bushings. I got half out so far,
>but not had a chance to finish.
>
>The "original" replacements I got vary in OD. So much so, I got two
>complete sets to pick out ones to give a moderate press fit WHEN I
>install. (but that could be a long time coming, if I ever do)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
>Behalf Of Curt Hall
>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:32 AM
>To: Pantdino; MikeLDrew at aol.com; julian_kift at hotmail.com
>Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the
>same size?
>
>Hi...
>Years ago I had a Local Shop that built Circle Track Cars Press out the
>Stock Bushings and Install New Stock Bushings! Don't remember the Cost?
>Knowing Me I'm sure at the time I thought it was kinda expensive? But
>after picking them up, Cleaning, Paint and back on the Car in a few
>days...For me, It was worth it! I don't have the Tools or the Expertise
>to do it myself!
>Good LuckCurt
>
>On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:50 PM, Pantdino via DeTomaso
><detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>
> So does one take his A arm to a machine shop with a press and trust
> them to not damage the A arm?
>
> I'll have to check my notes, but I didn't burn it out. I think I did
> it with drill bits or Dremel type devices.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Cc: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>; detomaso
> <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 9:41 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the
> same size?
> Julian,
> Youare right. Because of the difficulty of pressing out the stock
> bushings, for a time one vendor was selling undersize poly bushings
> that were designed to press not into the A-arm, but rather into the
> remnant of the stock bushing. You would have to remove the rest of it
> somehow, perhaps by burning it out?
> Mega-dumb idea IMHO.
> Mike
> Sent from my iPad
> > On Jan 16, 2018, at 22:50, Julian Kift <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, they are all the same, however I am perplexed by the statement
> > that your replacement bushings are designed to fit in the sleeves of
> > the originals, as the rubber in those is bonded to the inner and
> outer,
> > so you would have to torch the rubber out? That seems a hokey
> half-ass
> > solution to a problem that doesn't exist!
> >
> > Julian
> > __________________________________________________________________
> >
> > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-[2]bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
> behalf of
> > Pantdino via DeTomaso <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:44 PM
> > To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the same
> > size?
> >
> > Wilkinson's website shows the same part number for all the bushings,
> > upper and lower, front and rear, so I guess that confirms it
> > Thanks
> > Jim
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pantdino <[5]pantdino at aol.com>
> > To: DeTomaso <[6]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 7:39 pm
> > Subject: Are all the suspension arm bushings the same size?
> > I replaced my rear A-arm bushings a while ago, and now the fronts
> need
> > to be done.
> > I have graphite-impregnated urethane bushings from when I ordered a
> set
> > back then, but are the front bushings different from the rear ones?
> > Pantera East doesn't seem to have a website anymore.
> > PPC's parts seems to imply they are, but does anyone know for sure?
> > (I have the ones that are sized to go inside the outer sleeve of the
> > old bushing, in case you were wondering.)
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
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Another dimension to check is length.A I purchased a new set of stock
bushings from one vendor and they were too long.A It required me to
"bend" the mounting ears, which the vendor told me to do but I decided
not to do.
I then purchased another set from the Maserati guy, and they were
"perfect."
You don't want to go to all the trouble of installing new bushings
(especially press-fit) only to find they are too long to fit the
mounting ears on the chassis.A Trust me on this.
Check the length.
AsaA Jay
AsaA JayA Laughton, W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, retired
Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks
On Jan 17, 2018, at 08:15, "Joseph F. Byrd, Jr."
<[1]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
Attached PDF is how I am removing the bushings. I got half out so far, but not
had a chance to finish.
The "original" replacements I got vary in OD. So much so, I got two complete se
ts to pick out ones to give a moderate press fit WHEN I install. (but that coul
d be a long time coming, if I ever do)
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Cu
rt Hall
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:32 AM
To: Pantdino; MikeLDrew at aol.com; julian_kift at hotmail.com
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the same size?
Hi...
Years ago I had a Local Shop that built Circle Track Cars Press out the Stock Bu
shings and Install New Stock Bushings! Don't remember the Cost? Knowing Me I'm s
ure at the time I thought it was kinda expensive? But after picking them up, Cle
aning, Paint and back on the Car in a few days...For me, It was worth it! I don'
t have the Tools or the Expertise to do it myself!
Good LuckCurt
On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:50 PM, Pantdino via DeTomaso <detomaso at serve
r.detomasolist.com> wrote:
So does one take his A arm to a machine shop with a press and trust
them to not damage the A arm?
I'll have to check my notes, but I didn't burn it out. I think I did
it with drill bits or Dremel type devices.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>; detomaso
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 9:41 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the
same size?
Julian,
Youare right. Because of the difficulty of pressing out the stock
bushings, for a time one vendor was selling undersize poly bushings
that were designed to press not into the A-arm, but rather into the
remnant of the stock bushing. You would have to remove the rest of it
somehow, perhaps by burning it out?
Mega-dumb idea IMHO.
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 16, 2018, at 22:50, Julian Kift <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
Yes, they are all the same, however I am perplexed by the statement
that your replacement bushings are designed to fit in the sleeves of
the originals, as the rubber in those is bonded to the inner and
outer,
so you would have to torch the rubber out? That seems a hokey
half-ass
solution to a problem that doesn't exist!
Julian
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Pantdino via DeTomaso <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:44 PM
To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Are all the suspension arm bushings the
same
size?
Wilkinson's website shows the same part number for all the bushings,
upper and lower, front and rear, so I guess that confirms it
Thanks
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Pantdino <[5]pantdino at aol.com>
To: DeTomaso <[6]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 7:39 pm
Subject: Are all the suspension arm bushings the same size?
I replaced my rear A-arm bushings a while ago, and now the fronts
need
to be done.
I have graphite-impregnated urethane bushings from when I ordered a
set
back then, but are the front bushings different from the rear ones?
Pantera East doesn't seem to have a website anymore.
PPC's parts seems to imply they are, but does anyone know for sure?
(I have the ones that are sized to go inside the outer sleeve of the
old bushing, in case you were wondering.)
Thanks,
Jim
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