Front end rebuild 1972 Duster
I mentioned before…. this:
Pressing the new bushing in is easy.
You just support the LCA so it is square and level using spacers, hollow sections of pipe, whatever you have. Make it safe though. When you apply pressure, the force of the press can spit your spacers out if they aren’t placed properly.
The bushing has that lip at the top. I used a Craftsman 1 1/4” socket.
Press until the lip of the bushing shell meets the pocket and sits even.
Now this is where you have to be careful, the installation of the pivot shaft.
See the damage I did ?
Looking closer, the inner sleeve got pushed too far in and it tore the rubber loose.
This happens when you press in the pivot shaft if you do it wrong.
I mentioned before…. this:
Pressing the new bushing in is easy.
You just support the LCA so it is square and level using spacers, hollow sections of pipe, whatever you have. Make it safe though. When you apply pressure, the force of the press can spit your spacers out if they aren’t placed properly.
The bushing has that lip at the top. I used a Craftsman 1 1/4” socket.
Press until the lip of the bushing shell meets the pocket and sits even.
Now this is where you have to be careful, the installation of the pivot shaft.
See the damage I did ?
Looking closer, the inner sleeve got pushed too far in and it tore the rubber loose.
This happens when you press in the pivot shaft if you do it wrong.