Are the camber bolts not meant to slide in easily through new upper control arm bushings? It seems to not fit through the eye without serious hammering and I'm concerned that it's going to be an absolute pain to take out later on if I hammered it in all the way.
67 Fury upper control arm camber bolts not going in easily through new bushings
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I had the same issue . I put the washers in the drill press with a bit one size higher than what it is now .
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I would guess only about 1/16" . I found a drill bit that fit in the holes as they are and would turn easily then went up one size just to ream the holes out slightly .
When you are done the camber bolts will slide through but will not move side to side . You don't want that .
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Are you discovering this after the bushings were pressed into the arm? Are these new bolts or the original bolts? Are you working on both left and right arms, or just one side?
The bolts should not require much if any force to put in. I've got some bolts lying around, can you measure your bolt diameter?
The bolts should not require much if any force to put in. I've got some bolts lying around, can you measure your bolt diameter?
Yeah, bushings pressed into arm, original bolts, both sides. Calipers show that they're 12.5-12.52mm in diameter. So just a hair under 1/2 inch. That leaves just 0.1mm all around if using a 1/2" drill bit.
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I think I have a new bushing somewhere, and old ones, and a few old bolts, I'll measure them and report back.
Forgot to say - the bushings are already on the arm...so I might just try my hand at making the hole bigger with a file. It seems to be the end caps that are causing the issue, I actually popped one off when I hammered the bolt back out. If that fails, I might just have to shell out for moog ones from rockauto, as the measurements there say the inner diameter is 0.51 inch. I bought the FVP BB6283 but didn't see the info for it, where it said the inner diameter was 12.2mm, whereas the Moog and Mevotech ones were 0.51 inch. Not really something I was expecting, since it was lumped in with the 67 Fury...no idea why there is a slightly smaller diameter.
Whew, Dr. Dremel saves the day again. Filing it would've taken forever. Dremel and a grinding stone? Maybe 30 mins tops. Kept grinding the bushing eyes down until the camber bolt could slip through fairly easily. Still enough meat to hold on to the rest of the bushing.
I measured the inside diameter of an old and a new (ie never used, unknown how old) upper control arm bushing:
old - 12.86 - 12.90 mm
new - 12.84 (very little variation)
I have a pair of old/used bolts. I clean (buffed) one of them on a wire wheel. Outer diameter:
old bolt - buffed - 12.55 mm
old bolt - not buffed / cleaned - 12.6 mm
Both bolts slide in easily into both bushings.
old - 12.86 - 12.90 mm
new - 12.84 (very little variation)
I have a pair of old/used bolts. I clean (buffed) one of them on a wire wheel. Outer diameter:
old bolt - buffed - 12.55 mm
old bolt - not buffed / cleaned - 12.6 mm
Both bolts slide in easily into both bushings.
Great info thanks. Seems like the bushings I bought were just a tad bit too small. Not sure why though...were they meant for A or B bodies or something? The Moog and Mevotech ones are 0.51 inch which works out to 12.9mm.
Was there any side to side play with your bolts in the bushings? Just a bit paranoid that it'd affect alignment and all that. I dremeled out the eyes in my bushings just enough that they'd still have to be lightly tapped with a hammer to get in.
Was there any side to side play with your bolts in the bushings? Just a bit paranoid that it'd affect alignment and all that. I dremeled out the eyes in my bushings just enough that they'd still have to be lightly tapped with a hammer to get in.
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