[urq] Delrin bushings

[Glen Dustin Powell]

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


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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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