Andydodge Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 Am in the process of putting replacement steering knuckle supports on both sides of the 41 plymouth, the originals were bent/worn. Have just found that the upper outer pin bushing that is normally a tight press fit into the upper eye of the knuckle support won't fit....I have the camber lock bolts removed so the bush should just press in, then you'd then fit the lock bolts to stop the camber bush falling out but the hole in the upper eye of the knuckle support is about 1/16th I.D. too small........has anyone found that there are 2 different size O.D. top outer pin bushings?........I have tried to insert a wedge into the slotted top eye of the knuckle and pry it apart but there is no way it can be opened up enough........can anybody help here?.......I have 2 sets of these upper bushes and both sets are the same size and won't fit into the knuckle eye...........I have 3 pair of good knuckle supports and all are the same, too small an eye, including a NOS pair which was to go on the car........the only knuckles that allow the bush to fit is the worn/bent pair.......help.........lol....andyd Quote
desoto1939 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 I am assuming that you have the correct suspension parts for the car. The Chrysler/Desoto suspension parts are different that the suspension parts for the Ply/Dodge. They look the same when being posted on ebay and or sold at the flea markets. So I am assuming that you have the correct items. That would be my first area to look into. rich Hartung Quote
Andydodge Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Posted May 5, 2009 Rich, do you know whether the Desoto/Chrysler bushes are any larger?........I'm in Oz and the vast majority of cars here are Plymouth/Dodge, some Desotos but all the knuckles that I have are the same length, etc except for the two that came off the car which have the slightly larger eye hole........its very perplexing?.......thanks, andyd Quote
Andydodge Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Posted May 7, 2009 Doesn't anybody know whether the upper outer bushes or camber bushes are/were available in different diameters?...........anybody?.........lol.............andyd Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 I tried looked this up last night some and could not really get far...my streamline book was not much help here...the streamline book is used for most commmon repair and collision parts for all Mopar from 36 to 1947 in this book...while sections were well defined..the part numbers and footnotes made interpertation/application a bit more difficult. Quote
desoto1939 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 I think the part holes are the same but the lenths on the parts are different. I do know that the Ply/Dodge and the Chry/Des can not be interchanged. They are differnet numbers. The 39 Dodge, Chrysle and Deosot in the body style looked the same. But since the engine in the Dodge was the smaller L6 the hood is shorted that what was used onthe Chry/Desoto. I think this is why the Ply/Dod have the smaller suspension parts because of the diffenece in the weight and length of the engine and engine compartment. Not an expert but there are definately differnet part #'s rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com Quote
Andydodge Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Posted May 9, 2009 Rich & Tim, thanks for the replys, have spoken to an "expert" in Oz and he maintains that there are at least 2 maybe 3 different diameters in the camber bush, unfortunately he is 600kms away from me and can only say to send the knuckles to him..........so......I have had the bushes machined to fit the knuckles I have.......now all I need are 25hr days to assemble the front end again.......thanks, andyd Quote
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