OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY PD4501 now mine
I have been pining for a Scenicruiser for years and yesterday I got one. #149 is now mine. It will need a fair amount of work but There are so few of them left that I couldn't walk away. No...
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Started working on the suspension of the bus before I do the engine and transmission install. The bushings in the radius rods are shot and are hard to find. I did find a California supplier, but I decided to try to make my own first. The California supplier uses my old metal parts so this won't keep me from using the commercial bushings later if this doesn't work.
I am pouring my own Polyurethane bushings in place. The factory bushings were rubber, these will be a little harder but I note that lots of modern semi trucks are using poly in their bushings.
First step was to remove and clean up the old metal parts. I used a paint stripper wheel on a drill to clean the inside of the radius rod and a belt grinder to clean the old rubber off the center piece. I needed to center the middle piece in the end of the rod so I used the right thickness of cardboard to shim the radius rod up the right amount.
I used plastic wrap to make sure that the bottom of the rod was sealed so none of the liquid would leak out.
The Polyurethane rubber is a two part mix that you mix by weight. I have a new scale that I used to measure the stuff. Just mix and pour till you have the gap filled.
Now just wait. The rubber starts to get stiff after a couple of hours but takes several days to reach full cure.
It will be some time before I will be able to install these rods and even longer before I can road test them, but I will update as I go.
I am pouring my own Polyurethane bushings in place. The factory bushings were rubber, these will be a little harder but I note that lots of modern semi trucks are using poly in their bushings.
First step was to remove and clean up the old metal parts. I used a paint stripper wheel on a drill to clean the inside of the radius rod and a belt grinder to clean the old rubber off the center piece. I needed to center the middle piece in the end of the rod so I used the right thickness of cardboard to shim the radius rod up the right amount.
I used plastic wrap to make sure that the bottom of the rod was sealed so none of the liquid would leak out.
The Polyurethane rubber is a two part mix that you mix by weight. I have a new scale that I used to measure the stuff. Just mix and pour till you have the gap filled.
Now just wait. The rubber starts to get stiff after a couple of hours but takes several days to reach full cure.
It will be some time before I will be able to install these rods and even longer before I can road test them, but I will update as I go.
