67' front stab. bar bushing quite long?
I ordered new front stab bar bushings and I noticed that they are quite long and when you place the bushing in the bracket it sticks up about a 1/2"; thus unable to bolt the bracket to the frame because of the long bushing and short bolts. It was thinking of t******* the bushing down to a quarter of an inch so I could at least get the bolts started and thus squeeze the remainder of the bushing so the bracket becomes flush with the frame (I understand you tighten these bolts when car is under load or proper ride height). Has anyone else run into this issue?? Are companies making these rubber bushings longer than the originals for some reason???
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Re: 67' front stab. bar bushing quite long?
Dave------
DO NOT shorten the bushing. It's fine just the way it is and that's exactly how it's supposed to be. The bushing MUST be compressed TIGHTLY around the bar and TIGHTLY into the retainer. Use longer bolts to allow you to compress the bushing as you draw the bolts down, alternating tightening of the bolts so that it goes down more-or-less evenly. Then, after the retainer is fully seated, you can replace the bolts one at a time with the correct length bolts.
Did St. Louis do it this way? No, they had special tooling which allowed the bushings to be compressed. No one has that in the field, so use the method I described.In Appreciation of John Hinckley
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