I think you won't notice the difference in the wheel. After all a rack
and pinion has no rubber bushings and it has no such problem. Any one
with a lathe and a chunk of brass could make you up a real good one.
Make sure it has a grease fittng and I'm betting it's the last one you
will ever need.
DOn DulmaGE
David Todd wrote:
>
> Forewardlookers
> I've had my "57 Royal 325cu in, 4dr ht for about 13 years now, and I've
> got to put in another idler arm bushing. The car had 21k on it when I
> bought it and now has 33k. This will be the third one that I know of
> that has been replaced.
>
> The exhaust almost touches it and it is understandable as to why it
> "cooks". I guess the engineering dept. had a lot of misplaced confidence
> in their rubber supplier's r&d departmet.
>
> I was able to get the last one from Bernbaums and it apperared to be of
> a good quality, (his lasted probably 8000 k and 10 years) but he doesn't
> know when he will have them again.
>
> Does anyone know of another source, and is there a better way to go than
> an original replacement type. I thought I saw an advertisement quite a
> while ago for an all brass bushing. Seems like it would solve the
> burning problem, but lots of shock would get through to the wheel.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Dave
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