1960 Stabilizer Bar Reassembly
I quickly discovered that re-assembling the stabilizer bar support rod bushings and new, uncrushed bushings under the main bar brackets was going to be difficult. It seems like the large bushings are too tall and the hole is not exactly 13/16" in diameter. The edges of the fender well fiberglass are interfering with the edges of the main brackets. Any tricks to making this task go a little smoother? Order of re-assembly?
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Re: 1960 Stabilizer Bar Reassembly
Joe -
The plant used a compression fixture that located on both main bar brackets to "crush" the bushings down on the baseplates while installing the bracket bolts; try using temporary longer bolts to crush the bushings down, and replace them with the correct shorter bolts one at a time. -
Re: 1960 Stabilizer Bar Reassembly
Joe, I just did my rears and I had to use a large pair of pliers to really crush the bushing to get it to compress enough. LarryComment
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Re: 1960 Stabilizer Bar Reassembly
I decided to compress the bushings on the stabilizer bar links by using a long piece of all thread so that I can get the top nut in place; let the poly bushings compress for a few days.
A long bolt is a good idea to compress the stabilizer bar bushing until it compresses enough to get the short bolt in place.
I could not get the upper A arm rubber bumper to slide into the hole even after lubing with silicone. With the upper A arm in place, there is no direct way to push down on the bumper while twisting it into the hole. I jacked up the A arm, but that did not provide much access. Any suggestions?Comment
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