I thought you had me stumped there, but I found some info online pretty quickly. Go to: http://www.plumbingsupply.com/testing.html , scroll down about 2/3 of the way, and look for "Cleanout Caps, with Stainless Steel Bands". I don't know anything about the company whose website this is, they just happened to have a picture of the thing. Print the picture, go to Homies and tell 'em you want one of THESE! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "TC" <trclark@shaw.ca> To: "Gary Stearns" <gstearns@optonline.net>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:58 PM Subject: Re: front suspension rebuilding (squeak squeak)
> >> I got sick of the squeaking years ago and decided I was going to try to >> figure out why these upper bushings had such a short life. What I found > was >> that no matter who manufactured the parts, the seal on the outside (where >> the plastic meets the outer metal shell) always failed. I cut open a few > of >> my failed bushings and always found rust damage and washed-out lubricant. >> When walking through the plumbing dept. at Home Depot, I had an idea. > Each >> of my upper control arm bushings is now enclosed in a black rubber (or >> vinyl) pipe cap that I think are used to close up sewer pipes no longer >> being used. I found one diameter that was perfect to fit snugly around > the >> outside of the bushing. > dont suppose you have part# or pics > I cant quite picture what you found > |
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