[VintageLambo] Espada/400GT Rear Bushings

Fred: I get parts through my local Lambo dealer, Fox Valley Motor Cars in West Chicago, IL.Ben Schwitz in the parts department faxed me the page from the parts book, and I just picked out what I needed. Contact him at ben@foxvalleymotorcars.com. The repair to the rear lower A-frame pivot is simple if the corrosion hasn"t gone too far.Remove the self-locking nut (30mm socket)and drive out the nine inch through-bolt with a wooden dowel.The axle carrier can then be encouraged to separate and swing outward, allowing the end caps to be pulled off with penetrating oil and gentle tapping.Inside each there is a piston ring type seal, probably rusted tight, plus an O-ring.The O-rings are two inch Pep Boys items, but if the piston rings are shot, new caps are in order (they use two O-rings instead). Then drive out the hollow bearing shaft with a wooden dowel and see how badly it has corroded and reduced in size.It mates with bushings, probably brass, pressed into the axle carrier, and if you"re lucky you won"t have to replace them - a new shaft might fit well enough.Otherwise you will have to pull the whole carrier and take it to a machine shop for new bushings as well.The whole deal took me two evenings to disassemble and clean both sides, and a Sunday afternoon to re-install, so it isn"t very difficult if you don"t mind lying on the floor and getting greasy. Regards, George Bullwinkel - Hinsdale, IL