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wishbone 'eyes' shorter than susp. bracket
kp - 13/11/06 at 01:50 PM

The wishbone pivot ends in the book are 32mm, but the suspension brackets are 40mm across.

What is the best way to takeup the 8mm float?

I assume that we don't want the wishbone ends sliding forward and back!!?

[Edited on 13/11/06 by kp]

[Edited on 13/11/06 by kp]

BenB - 13/11/06 at 01:57 PM

The brackets will compress to less than 40mm when you do up the nut + bolt. If there are gaps left then thick imperial washers are your gap-removing friend!!
Seems strange but true- I can't believe how many washers went into my Stuart Taylor to remove gaps due to wide brackets / narrow ends!!!
Seems to work fine, just make sure you put the put the washers equally on both sides (ie make sure the wishbone on the offside aren't pushed forwards whilst the nearside are pushed back....)..

Ben

greggors84 - 13/11/06 at 01:57 PM

Bushes?

Not sure of the book design (been a long time since i read it!) but you would normally use poly bushes in each end of the wishbone pivot tubes. They should take up the extra 8mm.

gixxerpat - 13/11/06 at 01:57 PM

The bushes will make up the difference,unless i've read it wrong.

Peter M - 13/11/06 at 02:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gixxerpat
The bushes will make up the difference,unless i've read it wrong.


Yes that is how i read it.The bushes should be wider than the bone pivots.I would not recommend letting the chassis brackets be pulled in with the bolts,use equal sized wasers if necessary either side of bushes.

BenB - 13/11/06 at 02:03 PM

Good point- assumed the 32mm included the bushes!! Foolish assumption!!

WRT narrowing of the bracket when tightened I just mean so that the sides were parallel to the bush edge. The brackets often arrive slightly \_/ and tightening them up makes them go to ¦_¦ if you see what I mean.... whereas if you over tighten them they go )_(
Don't you just love ASCII art

Ben

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Peter M - 13/11/06 at 02:14 PM

The brackets often arrive slightly _/ and tightening them up makes them go to ¦_¦ if you see what I mean.... whereas if you over tighten them they go )_(

Good explanation.

DaveFJ - 13/11/06 at 02:34 PM

I had loads of trouble with these....

Basically my tubes were too short for the poly bushes supplied and weren't even cut straight!

With the bushes suitably cut down and fitted there was play in the bracket which I took up with a large diameter washer.

Have a look here:

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gixxerpat - 13/11/06 at 02:37 PM

in layman's terms thats ,jennifer saunders..kate moss and j-lo then...

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BenB - 13/11/06 at 03:09 PM

Yes, but which one has the required bush dimension

gixxerpat - 13/11/06 at 03:32 PM

How Very Dare You.........

shades - 14/11/06 at 02:24 AM

I had to cut the polly bushes to the same length as the liner, and then added one washer to take up the slack...

Rudy - 14/11/06 at 09:14 AM

So it is regular to have problem with Avon suspensions bushes?
I had problem too. I solve by buyig bushes from powerflex, it fix quit perfect