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I've never been able to personally see it, but a number of MTV owners have bought them and it is my understanding that they do fit. 2" diameter bar.Are these bushings the same on an m1088 5 ton? I am needing bushings for mine
oh we did that too.... A LOT. no budge. heated to glowing red about 4 or 5 times.... first just to get the nuts off lol. Im looking to see if I can find an equivalent "wet bolt" (zerked bolt)Kroil, the oil that creeps. Also had luck with an air hammer breaking rust bonds.
The design (e.g. D-shaped rubber part with grease hole) is essentially the same across most/all uses, from a small commuter car to the biggest OTR trucks. I tried finding a CoTS replacement, but couldn't (there might be one out there still). I don't think the bushings S&S used were CoTS. They seem like they were custom made for the application.These bushings look exactly like the front sway bar bushings used on Gillig 40ft buses. They are made from heavy duty Urathane with a grease zerk hole. I replaced hundreds of these over the years.
What is the size of the sway-bar shaft ? The Gillig bushings are 1.5" if I remember correctly.The design (e.g. D-shaped rubber part with grease hole) is essentially the same across most/all uses, from a small commuter car to the biggest OTR trucks. I tried finding a CoTS replacement, but couldn't (there might be one out there still). I don't think the bushings S&S used were CoTS. They seem like they were custom made for the application.
2.0" ID on the bushing (2.0" OD on the sway bar).What is the size of the sway-bar shaft ? The Gillig bushings are 1.5" if I remember correctly.
I suppose someone could call them and ask what sizes are available from them. Here's their ebay site.2.0" ID on the bushing (2.0" OD on the sway bar).
The carrier faceplate is 2.75".
If that sway-bar measures out to be 1.67" then the factory "Gillig" bus bushings should fit .Awesomeness, I just replied to your last PM from months ago. I'm in need of a set of M1082 bushings. Took me a while to tear into it finally. I measured my sway bar at 1.67" and the retainer has dimensions of 2.75" tall x 2.75" wide.
I don't know. At $30 it might be worth a try, but that's a full 1/8" that the ID is small. I don't think you're going to get it on there.If that sway-bar measures out to be 1.67" then the factory "Gillig" bus bushings should fit .
At $30.00 a pop, that is not a bad price. https://www.ebay.com/i/192820634269?chn=ps
I'll admit I haven't worked with polyurethane much. Could I potentially drill or ground out the inner diameter to get it to fit on the sway bar? The height is pretty close but the length is 1.25" extra...shouldn't be a big deal though.I don't know. At $30 it might be worth a try, but that's a full 1/8" that the ID is small. I don't think you're going to get it on there.
Like I mentioned earlier. I don't know the actual size of the Gillig sway-bar. I just assumed it was 1.5" . It very well could be the 1.67" that "JonMolander" measured. That is why I said to get a hold of Gillig to find out.I don't know. At $30 it might be worth a try, but that's a full 1/8" that the ID is small. I don't think you're going to get it on there.
It's right in the post on eBay that you linked. That's where I got it from. "Inner Diameter: 1 1/2""Like I mentioned earlier. I don't know the actual size of the Gillig sway-bar. I just assumed it was 1.5" . It very well could be the 1.67" that "JonMolander" measured. That is why I said to get a hold of Gillig to find out.
The polyurethane is a rubber, a little harder than a car tire. You really can't drill or grind it without it looking ugly (e.g. tearing, pilling, melting, etc.). Maybe if you froze it hard with liquid nitrogen? Before I tried that (I wouldn't), I would do something else like wrap 1/4" rubber sheet around the bar, or some other hillbilly rigging.I'll admit I haven't worked with polyurethane much. Could I potentially drill or ground out the inner diameter to get it to fit on the sway bar? The height is pretty close but the length is 1.25" extra...shouldn't be a big deal though.
Well I will just say this. When I used to replace the sway-bar bushings you had to really squish them in and use an impact gun to tighten the bracket. So that tells me that the bushing is "under-size" for the shaft being used.It's right in the post on eBay that you linked. That's where I got it from. "Inner Diameter: 1 1/2""
"this front sway-bar system totally looks like the Gillig system"... All swaybar systems on everything look like this, so that's not really justification for anything. The parts the military used are 100% definitely not the same as this Gillig one.
The polyurethane is a rubber, a little harder than a car tire. You really can't drill or grind it without it looking ugly (e.g. tearing, pilling, melting, etc.). Maybe if you froze it hard with liquid nitrogen? Before I tried that (I wouldn't), I would do something else like wrap 1/4" rubber sheet around the bar, or some other hillbilly rigging.