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1969 Javelin Trunnions? |
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OzJavelin2
AMC Nut Joined: Mar/29/2011 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 340 |
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Posted: Aug/09/2015 at 5:18am |
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Anyone in Oz do changeover (or outright) rebuilt trunnions. My LH one is "defective" and I time to change it out ..
So far I'm struggling even getting a kit .. |
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74gremx
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I think there's a couple of vendors in the US who refurb, but no one here. How bad are yours? You can get the bearing from the US. I had one on an American that had an oval hole in the horizontal bolt hole.
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OzJavelin2
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Not sure as I haven't removed it yet. When you brake/accelerate it knocks. With the wheel up and load on the suspension you can see it move from front-to-rear along the horizontal trunnion bush if you push it with a screw driver ... like as if the bushes are moving horizontally along the inner steel sleeve (that the top control arm bolt goes through)
I've released tension on the top control arm bolt (through the trunnion) and you can see it wants to "twist" counterclockwise. I'm wondering if the sleeve was too long allowing movement which has allowed the trunnion horizontal bush to wear? These trunnions are only about 5 years old and only done a few thousand kms. I suppose I'll have to bite the bullet and pull them to see. Issue is that I don't want to seriously affect the alignment as I live a long way away from anywhere and would rather drive than trailer it to get another alignment. :(
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OzJavelin2
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Remember who the supplier was?
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Aus69Jav
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Aftermarketsuspensionparts.com Diverse Suspension Technologies 2355 County Road 490 Stephenville, TX 7640
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OzJavelin2
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I though the trunnion bushing had a steel insert?
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Aus69Jav
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I never had original bushes to look at.
The prothane bushes are supplied with a small spacer that slides down over the thread. The original large washer is then fitted and then the nut. Torque to specification. If the design is correct the end play should be close to zero but allow free movement. From a few posts I have read you need to do some fitting to get it correct. |
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Got a set off Colin Main with poly bushings that were on his dad's American for a short period. The bushings, etc look great. I put them on yesterday but need to check if the alignment is now OK .. the general look of the springs "worry" me ..
Yeah .. I "played" with the torque of the upright bolt to stop it binding. I'm using a nylon lock bolt to stop it unwinding itself.
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