So today I came across something I've never seen before. After disassembling my front end I found that one of my strut rod holes has been worn?? out of shape, and I'm wondering, is this actually a problem? I know it didn't leave St. Louis like that, but I don't know if I actually need to do something about it?...... anybody have this experience before? What did you do about it? The steel sleeve in the bushing is quite a bit smaller than the hole in the K frame to begin with, so I'm not sure what would happen if I put it back together like this?
K member issue?
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Weld it up and grind it as needed. Not a big deal but it should be corrected.
The oblong opening needs to be repaired.
ckessel
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How do the lower control arm shaft sleeves look while you are at inspection mode?
Wonder if welding in a washer would be the simple fix?
I would see that is more work. Couple bumps on the MIG and a little grinding. 10 or 15 minutes for me.
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Put a large stainless washer over it and weld in place very common no big deal
Don't you need stainless wire or rod to weld stainless to steel? No expert.
Haven't inspected those yet. I'm going with a new PST sway bar, and my original LCAs are non sway bar, so I may end up replacing them.... haven't yet decided whether to modify or replace
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Yeah i like the easy peasy method. I would think if one used a washer you'd need to compensate for that extra thickness by using a longer sleeve between the bushings
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The holes need a washer to reinforce the area metal fatigues and washer brings back the strenght
That does make sense......maybe I will do that after all. It shouldn’t be too tough to make some over-length tubes, and I’ll be putting stiffeners and sway bar mounts on the LCAs anyway, so I’m not in a rush with it.
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Common issue. Weld in some large washers. I would also take the time to reinforce welds and add steel to the steering box area. There are good threads here for that.
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