bronze shackle bushings?

i was thinking about making some bronze shaackle bushing to run my model a shackles with my 32 ford spring... has any one done this before? will they wear hard?

thanks

 

already been done...

 

that was quick Larry!

 

You can buy them at Aircraft Spruce (Oillight bushings.) I found exactly the size I needed.

 

yeah i was just going to spin them in my lathe i have a piece of oilight bronze 7/8 laying around the shop... thanks guys!

 

'twas nothing... when you don't have a life, or anything else to do but hang around here all day. lol

 

I made a set for my 40 Ford in 1978 and they are still holding up just fine. I just used bronze bar stock that I had. Never thought about oilite. They don't squeak or deteriorate as rapidly as rubber.

 

Go oilite. The things will be self lubing. Sure won't flex.

 

My dad and I built a set of bronze bushing for my Scout. They worked surprisingly good. We built shackle bolts with grease passages and zirks too.

 

I used moly impregnated nylon for my bushings. have been in the car for 17 yrs. no sign of wear.

 

Oil-lite bushings are available from Limeworks also.

 

I've made them for a '34 Packard before.

That car used a Bijur lube system so you might want to drill and tap for grease fittings if you go with bronze.

Shawn

 

Not a '32 guy, but these look trick for leaf spring applications. Can anyone supply the dimensions of the ones in the first picture?......o.d., i.d., length, etc.

I used delrin (sp?) plastic in my Willys. A shot of wd40 occasionally, good to go.

 

yeah the model a shackles already have grease fitting if i do end up needing to grease them...

 

I have had a set on my 32 for 20 years. Work fine and don't squeek of fall apart. I got flanged oil lite bearings from a bearing supply store. 1" OD flange with a 3/4" OD body and 1/2" bore. 1" long.

 

Hey brock great info on the aircraft site. Thanks

 

Do you "impregnate" them ?

BTW, I DON"T want to know how..............