General rear up right questions

[Stevo302]

I need two new bushes as seen in pic so ideas on those please. Poly ones I thought.
Also, looks like the up right has been welded, does that mean it's no good? I do want to do a good job on restoring the whole rear end, other than the diff at the moment. I know these alloy things can be pretty expensive.
Kind regards,
Stevo.

[Dollyman1850]

I wouldn't be trusting my life to them!!
N.

[Andrew Gray]

I Must say i agree i would not be trusting them at all if they have been repaired especially if you dont know the history of the repair may have been done to squeeze it through an MOT at some point who knows
Andrew

[Stevo302]

I must be lucky then, think they were repaired back in the early 80,s.
Any recommendations on the bushes for them?
Thanks again.

[Dollyman1850]

Stevo302 said:

I must be lucky then, think they were repaired back in the early 80,s.
Any recommendations on the bushes for them?
Thanks again.

Looking at the pics it seems to be a repair from the oldest failure in the book…Corroded pivot shaft cracking base of upright……or Cotter pin IE the well meaning mechanic that has tried to hammer the cotter pins out. Either that or is was a previous stub axle failure and wheel loss which ends up with the bottom of the upright scraping the ground. What is more concerning to me is what appears to be a fatigue crack which appears to be extending from the left hand cotter pin hole up the side and across to the cast hole in the upright… It used to be common place when replacements weren't available to mill off the bottoms and weld new tubes in for the pin or even layer weld and re-machine…In my view if that repair was done so long ago then I would look for a new pair!

New std uprights can be bought from Adrian I think and David Geralds (Mike Luck) and also Nigel Ruben.
Bushes can be had from Adrian.

I am glad to see you have been lucky but I wouldn't want to see your luck run out!
Uprights are not mega cheap but they are small beer compared to a lost rear wheel and upright at speed!!

Bye the way…Where is your other cotter pin??

N.

Edited by Dollyman1850 on Saturday 21st January 19:59

[Stevo302]

I'm in the process of getting some new ones. I ideally wanted the newer/better ones off @Adrian. Ive been in touch with Nigel Reuben too. But still not sure where to get them from.
Stevo.

[pete.reeve]

Are you going to put them back together ?
Best
Pete

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Some old heads talking here

[Stevo302]

I need some new ones. I'm after heightswitch email address if anyone can help. Can't seem to find it through here.
Thanks.

[Andrew Gray]

Stevo302 said:

I need some new ones. I'm after heightswitch email address if anyone can help. Can't seem to find it through here.
Thanks.

Heightswitch passed away some time ago however his twin brother is Dollyman1850 so your in Luck
Andrew

[Stevo302]

Andrew Gray said:

Heightswitch passed away some time ago however his twin brother is Dollyman1850 so your in Luck
Andrew

Thanks Andrew.

[Stevo302]

Just found out you can't a mail him through here. So I'm stuck for a bit.

[anonymous-user]

Stevo302 said:

Just found out you can't a mail him through here. So I'm stuck for a bit.

YHM Adrian

[Dollyman1850]

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Edited by Dollyman1850 on Saturday 11th February 23:20