Random engine thoughts and stuff (bushings

[Dave Glubrecht]

When installing new stock bushings on my cars, I install metal washers to
take up the gap endplay-wise.
It also makes the bushings last almost forever.  The only downside I have
found is the car has less tolerance for out of ballance wheels and I imagine
that would be even more the case with delrin.
   Dave G




----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Pritchard" <apritchard at seaeye.com>
To: "'Jim Green'" <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>; "Quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:08 AM
Subject: RE: Random engine thoughts and stuff


>
> I guess your talking about the small clunk as the wishbone moves slightly
> forwards/backwards? Well I made my own set... and didn't really think
about
> it, the wishbone could move a good few millimetres.... So next day I made
> the shims... depending on thickness I guess, if they need to be too thin
> then they are going to get destroyed...maybe use something like
> polypropylene which has a bit more give, or even metal washers. Should be
ok
> with lots of grease!!!!! It was the constant squeek of the delrin that did
> me in!!! my pu ones I have on my 90q just creak!!! Which is probably
> worse!!!
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Green [mailto:jeg1976 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: 25 November 2003 14:44
> To: Alan Pritchard; Quattro list
> Subject: RE: Random engine thoughts and stuff
>
>
> --- Alan Pritchard <apritchard at seaeye.com> wrote:
> > Hi jim, talking about delrin bushings. I had a
> > similar problem with my set
> > on my deceased coupe. I found the best way was to
> > shim them with thin
> > washers made from delrin
>
> I had that same thought this morning.  Did it hold up?
>  It seems like those small washers would take a hefty
> beating which might cause them to shatter.  If they
> worked well, I may try that this summer.
>
>
>
> =====
> Jim Green
> '89 80q slow
> '89 90tq fast, really fast
> http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html
>
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