Re: [Amc-list] Trunnions for Tom Jennings

[Wayne E Lamothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>]

All the bushings in the suspension are being replaced with new poly
bushings.  That is why I have it all apart now.  This car has been down
to almost the last nut and bolt and all the weatherstriping and other
rubber parts are being replaced.  I am even doing the 4 bushings in the
rear arms and adding a Machine rear sway bar.  I have new bump stops and
front sway bar links with poly bushings too.  I am modifying 1970 ball
joints to fit the 69, all you have to do is remove a tab on the end of
the housing and use the esisting bolt holes.

So the upper tube just screws off the top of the trunnion?

Wayne 


On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:49:12 -0700 tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> writes:
> It would be a really bad idea to not change all three arm bushings 
> now --
> it's not something you want to do later! And you have to take all 
> that crap
> off to do it!
> 
> They're still available. It takes a press or a big-jawed vise, a 
> bunch of
> sockets as spacers, and/or pieces of pipe (with ends cut square) or 
> pipe
> couplers from the plumbing store.
> 
> They are almost certainly worn out.
> 
> You can do the lower arm bushing, and the balljoint, later if you 
> want since
> you can do that with the spring and trunnion in the car and defer 
> spending
> the cash. But don't cheap out on two $20 bushings that are probably 
> trash
> now, keep the car from being aligned, make noise, ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> > The thrust bearing is the real killer! The spring support simply 
> screws off
> > the top of the trunnion. Do that, then remove the nut and push the 
> upper
> > arms up and the trunnion will slide right off. After that just 
> screw the end
> > caps off the trunnion and take the bolt out right behind the 
> trunnion that
> > holds the two arms together. Then you can move one arm up, the 
> other down,
> > and get the trunnion out without removing the arms. Reassemble in 
> reverse
> > order. The thrust bearing slides right off the steering knuckle 
> once it's
> > out of the trunnion.
> >
> > --------
> > From: Wayne E Lamothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Trunnions for Tom Jennings
> >
> >  Just ordered a new trunnion and thrust bearing from Blaser.  
> OUCH!!!
> > The factory manual does not say squat about the trunnions or 
> pulling the
> > steering knuckle out.  How do I remove the lower spring support 
> (the tube
> > above the trunnion) so I can get to the nut on top of the 
> steering
> > knuckle to remove the trunnion?
> >
> > --
> > Frank Swygert
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> 
> -- 
> All your arguments are invalid.
> Enjoy your unstable system.
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