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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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Has anyone ever used the replacement bearings for the idler arm bushings? I don't know anything about them but they show up occasionaly. 
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 6 Years Ago
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Chuck, I have used them. They are a great replacement for those '56 threaded things. I have a box of NORS of them, but I don't know offhand if there are any for '56s. If you need a set, let me know and I'll check my stash.
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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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John my 56 has the press in types already. Not sure if that was changed along the way or not. Even with the low mileage the bushings seem to wear out a bit quickly. I doubt if I've put 10,000 miles on the car since the 80's and have replaced the bushings once. I'd like to try the bearing setup. If you say it helps that's enough for me. So please dig a bit and see if you have some. Thanks, Chuck
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 6 Years Ago
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Chuck, sorry for the delay. The kits I have for the '54 to '60 Fords state "Power steering" If I remember correctly, the PS type had press in bushings and the idler arm itself had about a 1/2 inch threaded end with a drilled hole and used a castellated nut and cotter pin. If that sounds like what you have, I have a couple of kits. Do you need kits on both ends of the idler arm? They are the same. The non-PS idlers had a steel bushing with threads on the outside and the inside, they thread into the cross link and the frame bracket, and the idler arm was also threaded on both ends to screw into the bushings.
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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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John; this is the type of idler arm that's on my car. I've never had one that took the threaded parts just press in rubber with steel sleeves. Chuck
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 6 Years Ago
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Chuck, that looks like the type idler arm that my kits replace. Do you need one or two.?
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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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I would need two, one for each end.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 6 Years Ago
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Chuck, how does $25 for a pair, plus shipping sound? They would probably fit in a Priority box if I took them out of their original boxes.
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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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Sounds good to me. Address is:
Chuck Cline
409 Milford st.
Manchester, NH 03102
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 6 Years Ago
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Chuck:
Bad news. I looked in the boxes to see if the parts would ship priority, and they are NOT ball bearing kits. They have plastic bushings which must replace the original rubber ones. I doubt if they are what you want. Both ends are included in each kit. You can have a kit for free if you want. I am sorry for the mistake.
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By MoonShadow - 6 Years Ago
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Thanks John I think Ill pick up a set of the bearing types.
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