65TerrorCuda
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Bonus, pin slides right in. Wonder how that would drive
video: lca bushing fit
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Nope, those bushings are a piece of s**t.
I'm pretty well known on this site for rebuilding these Mopar lower control arms.
I use Proforged bushings in my rebuilding.
Just something to throw out to you, as a recommendation, parts wise.
Jim V.
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https://www.holley.com/products/suspension_and_chassis/control_arms/bushing-kits/parts/115-10015
I'm pretty well known on this site for rebuilding these Mopar lower control arms.
I use Proforged bushings in my rebuilding.
Just something to throw out to you, as a recommendation, parts wise.
Jim V.
hemi71x
https://www.holley.com/products/suspension_and_chassis/control_arms/bushing-kits/parts/115-10015
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65TerrorCuda
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Thanks Jim! Definitely a where's Waldo experience trying to find suspension parts that fit
Original plan was to use the new shells and sleeves to run polys buuuuuut...
As you know nothing is remotely usable about this garbage.
The old shell fits okay with the poly in it, I guess we'll see if I end up hating it
Original plan was to use the new shells and sleeves to run polys buuuuuut...
As you know nothing is remotely usable about this garbage.
The old shell fits okay with the poly in it, I guess we'll see if I end up hating it
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If that's a rubber bushing; Loc-tite Stud and Bearing should take care of that.
65TerrorCuda
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The pin could wobble inside the sleeve, it was that loose. I do have bearing retaining compound. Yeah the rubber ones
F that noise. i wouldn't be trusting no magic goop to hold that mess. those would be going straight back with a strongly worded letter and new decent ones ordered up pronto.
IMHO that’s too loose to “fix” it with loctite compounds. Check the tech specs if that’s how you want to proceed, they typically say how large a tolerance those compounds are meant to take care of. There are a lot of really impressive compounds out there, but they can be very specific to their application and use.
Not sure if you’ve seen this but here’s another members list of all the LCA bushings that don’t reliably fit anymore
LCA pin loose in bushing
65TerrorCuda
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Decided to measure and-
Yowza, these guys are 0.818" id and 1.482" od, even worse than the bad ones listed.
100% agree. Plus my magic goop is 20+ years old
i hear you can freeze it if you want to use it later...
wait, what were we talking about?
65TerrorCuda
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Lol
Hmmmm
To hell with that. It's supposed to be a PRESS FIT.
The Locktite for that application.....what is it I forget.....green? It's made to help RETAIN a press fit. It's not made to tighten up a loose fit......but I'm sure you know that.
the green schmoo is good to .005 and in some cases up to .015
they do make some repair type compounds that'll go .020 but the shear is lower.
but your point still stands, some type of fit has to be there to start with. certainly not that level of kicking a hot dog down a hallway.
here's the chart, yo.
I would trust nothing with that much slop. Reminds me of a girl I knew once.
65TerrorCuda
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I think it is green. Loctite 609. Mine's dated 2005
Sneak some prep H in there and it'll tighten up
65TerrorCuda
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Says mine is first generation. Even loctite charts are making me feel old lol
Oh I agree, that stuff isn't intended to change the class of fit for two parts, like changing something from a loose slip fit back to the intended press fit.
Like I said, good stuff when used as intended but not the right solution for this issue. This falls under "get parts that fit" for me.
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this is not a watch bearing.
after assembly it can't go anywhere.
Locktite 37485
after assembly it can't go anywhere.
Locktite 37485
About this item
- Fixtures in 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Provides 4
- 000 psi shear strength on steel.
- A high strength
- medium viscosity
- anaerobic adhesive for slip fit assemblies.
- Temperature range: -65 DegreeF to 300 DegreeF
- Typical applications: replaces set screws
- clamp rings
- snap rings
- wheel bearings
- idler shaft
- fit bearings
I highly approve of this product.
Good, then you use it.
mopowers
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I'd buzz some tack welds before I used locktite to make up for that slop. Better yet, get a bushing that fits like it should.
Wrong product for the job.
It’s for slip fit assemblies- assemblies that were intended to be a slip fit.
It is NOT for turning an assembly that was designed to be a press fit that has a lousy tolerance and is in reality barely a slip fit, back into a press fit.
That Loctite is intended to reinforce a class of slip fit, not change the class of fit. Great product for the correct application, but this is the wrong application.
65TerrorCuda
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Interesting:
The rubber ones that came out say HARRIS on them the same as those proforged
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