Rebushing the whole car #2

[rhipsher]

Yes it's a mess. I called it quits about 2:00pm. The 95 degree heat was just to much to handle.


The lowers.

[Paul Workman]

Ooooooooh shhheeeeiiiiitttt! YOU DO know how to have fun! BTDT (on a Grand Cherokee). The bushings were shot on the GC, and after I replaced them with the poly bushings, it made a whole new car out of it. Yeah, it was worth the two weekends it took me to git-er-done.

In spite of the very sticky so-called "water proof" grease used at the time they were installed, they tend to dry out anyway. When they do, you'll know it, cuz the chassis starts to squeak like an old "Hooptee car" (my daughters phrase) with dry ball joints! Maybe something better n good ol' WD-40 to keep 'em from squeaking - what I use on the GC - but so far so good. (8 years now).

As for the heat...I hear ya. For my B'day (Friday) my bride bought me one of those 36", four-bladed "Air Mover" fans. Gave it a workout yesterday - replaced the rear half of the carpet in her 69 C3 Vert - in 92? temps and sticky humidity. It reminded me of the day Lee and I pulled my LT5 (seems like ages ago).



That fan would have made a huge difference! Still, I was soaked by the time I got done.

I still have a few of those "while the motor is out" details I want to get to on the Z, but the heart of the beast might be at least sitting on her throne by night fall...maybe. You can bet I'll have the fan running. Pete has A/C in his skunkworks - and a lift too! (Someday, maybe I'll have at least the lift?)

Rambling, as I so often do, but good luck w/ your project. Let us know what you think of the ride after.

P.

[rhipsher]

And I was working on it in a Tshirt shorts and thongs with two fans going and it was still to hot. A friend of mine is an a/c guy and said he'd put two vents and a return air in my garage for between $300-$400. When you spend allot of time wrenching in your garage in a hot humid part of the country you really need to have it air conditioned. The heat just beats you down.

[HIZNHRZ]

I'd add the supply ducts if your system can handle the load; I'd suggest passing on the return duct.

I built an addition on my house several years ago. Put in a seperate system for the new rooms and the garage. Works out great.

[sammy]

i feel sorry for you guys with the humidity and heat . all we have to do is put a cheap old swamp cooler on the roof a poof its cool

[phrogs]

man the front suspension is such a pain in the butt!

[rhipsher]

Originally Posted by phrogs

man the front suspension is such a pain in the butt!

The steering rack is really the only thing thats a pain. You have to disconnect the steering linkage from the steering wheel coming out of the fire wall. Then unsnapp the plastic cover that protects the flex coupling and two hydrolic fittings. Then you have to use an 18mm crows foot with a 15" long 1/2 drive extension to to unscrew the fittings. After that get under the car and unscrew the other two hydrolic lines to the steering rack cylinder then you have to bench press it up and out from between the two ears. Then you can rebushing it. The rest of the front end is easy.