JFeher
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I finally have my frame painted and I'm preparing to reassemble the front suspension. I bought the urethane "magic kit" from TRF for all the new fasteners and hardware. Everthing is very straight forward as far as reassembly, except for the nylon bushings that fit the lower wishbone arms to the inner fulcrum pins on the frame. It's been a couple of years since I took it apart and I have all the old bushings. They just fell apart when I removed the wishbone arms so I have no idea what the proper fit is. I have the Triumph service manual and it shows rubber bushings not nylon. Were these something new for the TR3A? Should these bushing be such a tight fit? I could press them in along with the metal sleeve but I'm afraid of damaging them. What type of lubrication do they require if any? It seems odd that there are grease fittings all over the suspension but not at these points. Any advise with be greatly appreciated.