<VV> Front Suspension Bushing

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

There are two types of Nylon or Delrin bushings.  One type requires the 
rubber and the shell to be removed and the other only requires the rubber to 
be removed.

If you have the kind that requires the shell to be removed, I find it easier 
to remove the drag link and do it on the bench.  Be careful not to damage 
the rubber grease seals on the tie rod ends and idler arm, when removing the 
shell.

If you have the type that doesn't require the shell to be removed, pull the 
bolt out and then pull the rubber out.  It's usually pretty easy to remove.  
  Then insert the new bushing, replace the bolt and tighten the nut.  Using 
this type of bushing make this a 15 minute job.

I hadn't done the one that requires the shell be removed in a lot of years 
until last summer when I was installing on a friends car.  I did it on the 
car and used a whole bunch of words I shouldn't be using.

dp



>From: Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
>To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: <VV> Front Suspension Bushing
>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 10:24:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
>I am a bit out of my league in doing suspension work - I prefer to work 
>upright at my age, and the explanation from a couple of folks on the rear 
>u-joint bolts was great and appreciated. For those that missed it, it 
>appears someone had swapped in an entire '66 180 drive train into the '65 
>rust bucket that is donating it to a better body. But, now I am faced with 
>installing one of those nylon Pitman arm bushings to take up slop in the 
>steering. The instructions with it say just remove the old bushing and 
>rubber and it just pushes in - but it doesn't want to come out of the arm. 
>Any tips for getting it out and installed? I also have some NOS bushings, 
>and wonder if you would recommend one over the nylon. They do, however, 
>require removal of the arm. Thanks,
>Grant