Today I went looking for bushings in town. A frustrating day. At one store, after I explained what I needed, and after explaining that I knew they couldn't find 1934 bushings but could you look at some other car spring bushings, the parts girl said, "would this one do" and showed me a picture. Whoooa. "I think so, there's a little ridge on one side but that might just fit anyhow, or I could cut that off. Yes, bring me in a couple." "Oh", she said, "we have them right here on the shelf". Whoooa, look at me go. She came back into view with a box and started to open it. She was grinning, so was I. She pulled out a ball-joint. Whoooa. She checked the number on the box and on the screen. Right numbers; wrong part. At the other store, after waiting in the long line outside, to get in, I found that they had the right spring pins but their bushings had the wrong outside diameter.
Anyhow, I checked and tightened most of the bolts I'd installed lately and put in a few cotter pins. The tierod end is back on and I started taking the rear spring shackle off. The part that was supposed to rotate back and forth was rusted solid and the part that is supposed to stay stationary was worn right out. I had to get rough with it. Out came the gas ax.
