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Vettepilot Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2024 Posts: 17 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:00 pm Post subject: Front beam bushings?? |
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I am working on an old tube frame VW dune buggy. It has an aftermarket wide front (link pin) beam. It might be a Latest Rage brand??
Anyway, it uses urethane bushings. My plan was to change them and use stock, OEM roller bearings. I do not care for the poly bushings. I even cut apart an old front end to be able to push out the stock bearings. Imagine my surprise to find out the i.d. of the aftermarket beams is slighly too large to use the original bearings!! Bummer!!
Is there a known fix to install better, more durable bushings in these???
Thanks,
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66 Shorty Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 916 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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I would look for Delrin bushings. |
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woodsbuggy Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2007 Posts: 210 Location: NE Indiana
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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We have had good luck with the latest rage Delrin bushings part #AC413108DT
Kenric _________________ The empty can rattles the most! |
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Vettepilot Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2024 Posts: 17 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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woodsbuggy wrote: |
We have had good luck with the latest rage Delrin bushings part #AC413108DT
Kenric |
Yeah. Any idea where I could find those??
Thanks!
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Dan_Lockwood Samba Member
Joined: October 03, 2023 Posts: 188 Location: Clare MI
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Vettepilot wrote: |
woodsbuggy wrote: |
We have had good luck with the latest rage Delrin bushings part #AC413108DT
Kenric |
Yeah. Any idea where I could find those??
Thanks!
Vettepilot |
Kar Tek is showing Delrin link pin front bushing sets for $90.
https://www.kartek.com/parts/saco-beveled-delrin-1...-of-4.html |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 9779 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Vettepilot wrote: |
woodsbuggy wrote: |
We have had good luck with the latest rage Delrin bushings part #AC413108DT
Kenric |
Yeah. Any idea where I could find those??
Thanks!
Vettepilot |
https://dansperformanceparts.com/latest-rage-413108dt-delrin-6-in-axle-beam-bushings/ _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
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woodsbuggy Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2007 Posts: 210 Location: NE Indiana
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Looks like Dan's is out of stock but J bugs shows them available. Just google 413108DT,
Kenric _________________ The empty can rattles the most! |
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Crogg Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2023 Posts: 30 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:45 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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I got the red latest rage ones for my warrior beam. They suck! They are misshapen and loose in the beam. I think they work in a stock beam. I am using the karteck delrin bushings next. I just need to measure the diameter of my beam as i dont care to wast more money after the crappy urethane and crappy latest rage red delrins! |
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jimmyhoffa Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2014 Posts: 1059 Location: St. Louis
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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The SACO ones are wicked for the price. I built my beam years ago and I have been all over the U.S. off roading and in my local sand pit jumping a lot, plus 10k miles of commuting and they are still tight as new.
It's worth measuring your beam bushing bore ID to see how bad it is distorted from fabrication. I've seen and fixed some pretty bad ones. _________________ 1974 Chenowth 2RL #1244 Street Legal
My other car isn't ridiculous. |
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Dusty1 Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2004 Posts: 1435
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Crogg wrote: |
I got the red latest rage ones for my warrior beam. They suck! They are misshapen and loose in the beam. I think they work in a stock beam. I am using the karteck delrin bushings next. I just need to measure the diameter of my beam as i dont care to wast more money after the crappy urethane and crappy latest rage red delrins! |
Delrin comes as rod stock from materials suppliers. Any decent machine shop with a lathe or two can make a set to your specifications... if you know your specifications.
A good lathe operator could make them on a wood lathe.
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Vettepilot Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2024 Posts: 17 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Yeah, I thought about making up a set on the lathe myself, and McMaster has the delrin stock. But it looks like they are available, and cheap enough that it's not worth my time.
Delrin surely makes some cool rat's nests when you machine it on the lathe!
;~)
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Crogg Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2023 Posts: 30 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Dusty If the red latest rage ones were not loose in the beam i would try to use them. I am also going to purchase the rheemer from Kartek and hope it works for the delrins. |
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66 Shorty Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 916 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:51 am Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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I went through a few from SACO that didn't fit correctly in my ball joint beam. They were made from cast Delrin, and weren't of very good quality. I ended up buying Delrin and making my own... they came out awesome! If you have a lathe make your own, you'll get the perfect fit. |
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Vettepilot Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2024 Posts: 17 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Front beam bushings?? |
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Well, you've got me thinking/pondering now...
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