<VV> Relay rod/pittman arm bushing

[Ron]

Yes and I recall reading somewhere that you had to save the steel sleeve to 
use the bushing.  That info has been published, somewhere.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:56 PM
Subject: <VV> Relay rod/pittman arm bushing


> The other day I replaced my worn out rubber bushing with a nylon one.
> Having replaced dozens of rubber ones in the past I got out the pickle 
> fork
> and air chisel to remove the old bushing and sleeve.
> After much cussing I finally got it out.  I checked to see if the old stud
> fit the new plastic bushing and it did.  I then checked to see if the
> plastic bushing fit the hole in the relay rod and it was way loose!
> Apparently the designer/manufacturer of the plastic bushing thinks you can
> save the steel sleeve.  I had already mutilated mine so I had to take an 
> NOS
> rubber bushing and drill out the new rubber to disassemble it so I could 
> use
> the steel sleeve.
> Being a former engineer I would made the nylon bushing fit the existing 
> hole
> in the relay rod and scrap the old steel sleeve.  Of course a small
> instruction sheet telling me to save the old steel sleeve would have been
> nice!
> Any of you guys ever had the same problem?
> Clark Hartzel
>
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