In a message dated 12/16/2006 10:57:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am in the middle of replaceing shocks/springs/ball joints on my 1975 Spitfire and I noticed I need to replace more. My trunions are loose where they attach to the lower A-Arm. Should I replace the whole trunion or just the bearings/washers and stuff on the inside that connects to A-Arm? It looks like I could do that without removing the Hub but if I replace the whole trunion (not sure if that is necessary) I would have to pull the hub off. It depends on how loose the trunnions are... If the bushings deteriorated so bad that the bolt enlarged the hole in the a-arms, you need to replace them also. Sometimes a disintegrated bushing will enlarge the hole through the trunnion which will require a new trunnion. Check these situations upon disassembly in case a previous renewal had damage that was not repaired. The new plastic bushings will fit rather snugly. If it is only a looseness without total loss of the plastic bushings and damage as described above, you can renew only the plastic bushings and the associated metal bushing and washers. Make sure to grease up the bolt and metal sleeve to avoid them rusting together which makes replacement in the future very difficult (I hope you can remove the bolt now for the same reason)! Good luck! Clark 74 Spitfire, 71 Stag "Reality... it's not what you think" Clark W. Nicholls [EMAIL PROTECTED] _www.cwnicholls.com_ (http://www.cwnicholls.com/) Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
