ovaling of the rear suspention ear, +installation tips on rear susp bushings Options

[ChrisReale]

I fear my right rear suspention ear has been ovaled due to rubbing of the trailing arm shaft and the ear. With the rear jacked up I can move the wheel back and forth. Not much, but I see the trailing arm moving at the ear. I want to catch this before it gets more serious. How much would it cost to fix the ear hole? Is this something I can do in my garage, or should I let the pro's do it? I "might" have access to a welder, but I dont have access to experience.... :toilet:

[Tony C]

Also another thing to remember is that when loaded (ie in a turn) delrin and Poly have HUGE amounts of stiction/friction. This is where roller bearing or spherical bearing REALLY come into play.

A side note on the spherical bearing set up, the link that someone posted to the PP board shows Armando's spherical bearing set-up, please be advised that this set up for me, or another fabricator to create will be $2000+. The roller bearing set-up that Mike M/Tony/Brad are working on will be less than $500 and WILL address the problem of lining up the shaft square with the innear pick-up point. Stay tuned for more information.

-Tony