[urq] Delrin bushings

[Nate Stuart]

Why not double nut them??? With loctite for a deffinate lock.

-Nate

> The Delrin bushings I use (from 2B)in my 4KQ road-race car (same as ur-q)
> have no sleeves. I find the bolts loosen very rapidly as you can not
really
> torque them down too tighly or binding will result. 2B supplies a
lubricant
> with theirs, looks like anti-seize but I have no idea of the actual
> composition of the supplied lubricant. The rapid loosening of the bolts
> makes them somewhat impractical/dangerous to use on the street IMFO. I
> finally tired of tightening them after every event (a pain to get a wrench
> up inside the control arms) and drilled the bolts for cotter-pins as a
> safety measure. Beware.
>
> -glen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 3:42 PM
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> Cc: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: [urq] Delrin bushings
>
>
> Does anyone have the dimensional specs for the control arm bushings on the
> 4k, URQ, & CGT cars?
> I have a lathe and can get Delrin rod from our vendors. I have made
> suspension bushings for old Jaguar cars (friends, etc.) form Ultra Hi
> Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), and would like to try to make some
> Delrin units for my URQ.
> Do the commercially available units use a steel center sleeve? What sort
of
> clearance do they have, e.g., press fit, etc.? Are they a mere copy
> dimensionally of the original?
> TIA
>
> Dennis
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