mosearch
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This is probably a very naive question; re-treading old ground; but since I did not find it in a search, I'm going to ask anyway.
Which direction is the proper dish for the huge washer (31 12 1 108 294) at the front connection of the wishbone tension strut? Concave facing big rubber bushing...or Convex facing bushing? See photos below...
The blue binder manual clearly dictates the concept of dishing away from the rubber; both in the wishbone assembly ans in the anti-sway bar bolt stack. So that I understand. But as for the front huge washer, it just seems logical to me to have it's curve follow and protect the big bushing crown...
Hard to know, since the previous owner had slammed so many wheel stops and curbs it was reshaped past the point of a meaningful guess.
The dish on the bushing plates at the sway bar ends is clearly shown as convex-to-rubber...and I'll take that as gospel since it appears that way in all the literature and photos of other folks cars...but I will admit it's a little counter-intuitive; since the bushings themselves appear molded to accept the concave face.
Which direction is the proper dish for the huge washer (31 12 1 108 294) at the front connection of the wishbone tension strut? Concave facing big rubber bushing...or Convex facing bushing? See photos below...
The blue binder manual clearly dictates the concept of dishing away from the rubber; both in the wishbone assembly ans in the anti-sway bar bolt stack. So that I understand. But as for the front huge washer, it just seems logical to me to have it's curve follow and protect the big bushing crown...
Hard to know, since the previous owner had slammed so many wheel stops and curbs it was reshaped past the point of a meaningful guess.
The dish on the bushing plates at the sway bar ends is clearly shown as convex-to-rubber...and I'll take that as gospel since it appears that way in all the literature and photos of other folks cars...but I will admit it's a little counter-intuitive; since the bushings themselves appear molded to accept the concave face.