Hey Fellas,
I'm doing a complete rebuild on the front end of my UC which is actually fitted with a virgin LH K frame (never been touched - original ball joint rivets, etc.) I bought the RS front end rebuild kit.
First problem, the lower control arm bushes were faulty. The bolt did not fit through the middle so I had to return to RS and swap them over.
Second problem, I pressed the first upper control arm bush in place and all was going well until it was almost pressed in fully and it suddenly popped in place totally without any press force. I grabbed the bush and I could spin it in place by hand!
I checked the dimensions with a vernia and compared them to the original, all the RS bushes taper in at the upper part of the bush, they are all faulty. If I leave them in, the bushes will spin in the upper arms and wear away the interference fit of the upper arms. Stuff that!
I thought they were Chinese made bushes so I was just about to order Mckay front bushes but then I noticed the RS upper bushes actually say Mckay on them.
What is your advice to solve this one?
I'm keen to simply buy bushes that are NOT faulty and put this job to bed lol