LCA walking off the pin

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Can now see how motion won't happen with t-bar tension on it.
Also like the strap welded across inner pivot beefing it up. I also rewelded the top plate as the spot welds didn't hold up. Haven't put plates on botton side yet.
 
Sbscrbd:
one of my shafts just spins inside the bushing when I attempt to loosen the nut on the k frame.
 

Sbscrbd:
one of my shafts just spins inside the bushing when I attempt to loosen the nut on the k frame.

If that’s a rubber bushing, it’s smoked. If it’s a poly bushing thats pretty normal and doesn’t necessarily mean anything at all.

And for those wondering, it’s not any kind of contradiction, those bushings function in a completely different manner because of their differences in material and construction.
 
Are the LCA's actually loose on the pins? Or are you just concerned about the gap between the bushing and the K frame? It's hard to tell from your picture exactly what's going on there.

With rubber bushings there's always a section of exposed pin. This picture shows an absolutely hammered rubber bushing, but it also shows where the K frame sits, and how the inner shell of the rubber bushing fits on the pin and lines up with the outer bushing shell and stops flush at the step on the pin that's there for the inner shell. While the bushing is this picture is smoked, the gap between the edge of the rubber bushing and the shoulder for the K frame is normal, and the inner shell is correctly located on the pin.
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This is a QA1 LCA, but it shows what a new OE style rubber LCA bushing should look like, even with a new reproduction pin/pivot

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It's hard to tell from the original picture, but inspect the rubber to see if it's torn or cracked. If the rubber is in good condition you probably won't be able to see the edge of the inner shell, but it should be flush against the step on the pivot pin. If there's any stepped down section of pin showing that would show that the bushing isn't fully seated. But the gap between the bushing and the shoulder of the pin for the K is normal with OE style LCA bushings.



Figured you'd handle it since it's about OE style rubber bushings and inferior reproduction OE parts, thought you were the expert on those?
Great explanation and pictures. Thanks.
 
I’m pretty sure it’s a smoked rubber. How the heck do I get that nut off? Or once the LCA goes backwards can I just slip the shaft out of the k frame forward?
 
I’m pretty sure it’s a smoked rubber. How the heck do I get that nut off? Or once the LCA goes backwards can I just slip the shaft out of the k frame forward?

The LCA will just fall off the pivot once you remove the torsion bars, strut rods etc. Then you can grab the inner shell of the old bushing to hold the pivot while you take the nut off.
 
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