TexasKnucklehead
Jedi Knight
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So I have the shaft and bearings installed in the housing and the end float as small as I can measure -about .001". I installed a new peg in the drop arm, and pressed (with threaded rod) a new bushing into the bottom of the housing before replacing the lower seal. Before I pressed it in, I made sure I could force it onto the drop arm by hand -it was very tight while the old ones slipped on easy with a little slop.
Now I can't get the drop arm to go into the installed bushing. The old bushings were bi-metal (like a main bearing) with brass on the inside and steel on the outside. New ones are solid brass (or copper?). The old ones from 2 steering boxes had a side wall thickness between .058 and .061 depending where you measured. The new wall is .060 to .063. The shaft is .87 and I've been cleaning it up with extra fine emery cloth. Do I need to get a hone and open up the new bush? Where do I get one and what size? It seems like I could easily end up with more clearance than I started.
Now I can't get the drop arm to go into the installed bushing. The old bushings were bi-metal (like a main bearing) with brass on the inside and steel on the outside. New ones are solid brass (or copper?). The old ones from 2 steering boxes had a side wall thickness between .058 and .061 depending where you measured. The new wall is .060 to .063. The shaft is .87 and I've been cleaning it up with extra fine emery cloth. Do I need to get a hone and open up the new bush? Where do I get one and what size? It seems like I could easily end up with more clearance than I started.