> 71), and the garanteed 20 deg. of free play when steering arm bushing > housing rots way! Mike Benthin in NJ This is utterly terrifying, lost the bushing mounting on the old '76 Bus once, going around a curve 40 mph or so, suddenly bus is going one way, I'm turning another, bus is not responding whatsoever, cross lanes, about to hit curb, brakking hard, just stopped. Tow home. Oddly didn't see this one coming, rest of beam, towers and all were 100% solid, the pressed mounting for the bushing had rusted at its seams from inside, and just poof fractured clean off when I hit a pothole. Really Really a terrible experience. With that pin not mounted, steering totally disfunctional. John
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