6. Front suspension
Seam sealer is taking a little longer than I thought to cure so started a few other jobs.
I had already welded the PMS bearing kit and stiffening plates a couple months back but time to push the bearings in. Cleaned the paint out of the bearing housing with a flap disc. Had to make a press tool to fit round the spherical bearing as the kit I have doesn’t go down that small. So drilled out a M16 washer and it was a good fit. So M16 nut and bolt pulled the bearings in perfectly and clipped the circlips in. Will give the control arms a coat of gloss black spray paint when I have a few parts to do.
Time to sort the uprights. These had been dipped in citric acid to remove all the rust and painted with Jotun 87A and Hardtop AX. The Sealey adjustable press support made pushing the wheel bearings in a doddle.
Had the heater on in the garage today to try and get the seam sealer cured so hopefully will be good to paint tomorrow.
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