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That's a great idea and did not think I would have enough sidewall room for a drill bit. Luckly it is already removed from car. Would you center the hole or bias it toward the bottom of the centerlink? Carl

One of the old washer/seal (whatever it is called) is still in decent shape and is 1/8 inch thick. When I looked on McMaster Carr the smallest sheet at that thickness was 6X6 for $104....ouch! There are some Peek washers out there that I might look at it if shipping isn't crazy. Like Tom suggested, I going to try find a felt type washer or something close to that as another option. From what I can find, this part is only used on GEN 1 because I think they changed the center link ball joints ends. I believe in 1966, GM went with a rubber boot and zerk fitting like that used on the tie rods. That might be way I can't locate the replacement part Carl

I went back and reread my reply and did not mean to come across in a condescending way and thanks for the feedback. My current center link and Idler Arm is currently in good condition and doesn't need a rebuild yet. Ed, what confuses me is the pitman pictorial in the manual. It appears to have one, but manuals can be deceiving. So, if I understand it, it would be direct contact Pitman arm to center/drag link and Idler arm to center/drag link without anything between. This would create a metal-to-metal contact at the contact points. Are there anything applied to those contact points? Just trying to understand I reinstall this correctly. Thanks, Carl

I am surprised no one has done any steering repairs that includes the center/drag link. Is there a way to delete this post?

Putting my suspension and steering back together on my 64 and running into a roadblock. On the center link ends that connect to the pitman and Idler arm had some flat washer neoprene type material parts that I assume are used as seals. I have search everywhere and cannot seem to find replacements. I went to a local screw/bolt store and got rubber washers, but I don't think it will provide much of a seal due to the stiffness. What have others used? Carl

Finally, back to working on my Riviera and disc brake conversion is the next thing up. I went out to the Scarebird' website to look if they added anything new. When I searched Buick listings, to my surprise, no Riviera brackets are listed. After searching the web (google) I found out that Scarebird was sold to John Pasemann who owns USCT Motorsports on July 23 2023. My old login did not work either so maybe they still developing the website. Just found it interesting that they listed other Buick brackets but left out the Riviera's

Working on my 64's brakes and parking brakes. When comparing the parking brake bracket on the car versus what is in the service manual, it appears that I am missing a spring. However, the bracket does not have a hole for a spring to attach. Was there a change that was made in 64 that eliminated the spring? If so, should there be a spring in a different location? I search the forum and could not come up with an answer. Thanks Carl

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Does it matter if all the other bushings are rubber?

Replacing all my front suspension parts on my 64 and got to the Brake Reaction Rod when I ran into trouble. I ordered the bushings from Old Buick Parts and they don't look very different to the originals. In the attached picture, new parts are on the left. Also from their website, the installation instructions show the Brake Reaction Rod bushings frame attachment bracket is flared. Mine does not have the flare and is flat. Are there two types of bushings for Gen 1 ?

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I am more of your option 3 person. Nothing crazy. In the middle of a front disc brake conversion and decided to go through the front suspension while I have it on the lift. When talking to Coil Spring Specialties, they were guessing I might have roughly 1/2" sag over the 56 years. So I was looking at a 1" drop similar to fxrspjc's car on page 10 of this post but think he might be running 18's. Might be a flip of the coin because I really like yours. QA-1's sounds intriguing but have not seen any post of people doing it on a Riv. Thanks again for the feedback Carl

Art Love the stance and the wheels. Nice touch. Did you need wheel spacers to use that wide of a rim? Is your car stock height or lowered?

On my 64, I am trying to remove the top bolt that goes through the brake anchor pin. I have sprayed it with penetrating oil and using an impact wrench but neither side will move. I am wondering if it is just a stubborn bolt or possibly a reverse thread. Could not find anything in the service manual discussing the removal of this bolt. Does anyone know if it is a normal thread or a reverse thread? Carl UPDATE: Answered my own question. It is standard thread.

Could not find that part number (25-3142259-7) on there website so it must be an internal number. They did not get back to me yet (probably due to the holiday) but hopefully tomorrow. It will be a lot easier with a part number. Thanks again for the feedback Carl