Source for Fabrication and Installation of Bronze Sleeves

[Podster]

I need to locate  sources that are experienced in replacing the bronze sleeving on my 1940 Buick brake pedal arm.  I know that White Post does work like that for sleeving brake cylinders. Does anyone know of other sources to contact that are experienced with sleeving  antique car parts?

[KongaMan]

Bearing bronze is readily available in rods and tubes.  If the problem is a worn or egged-out bushing, seems that any number of machine shops could make a new bushing and press it into place if that's what's required.

[Bhigdog]

14 minutes ago, KongaMan said:

  If the problem is a worn or egged-out bushing, seems that any number of machine shops could make a new bushing and press it into place if that's what's required.

 

Most likely the bushing is a nominal size. If so, it's very likely a suitable bushing is available off the shelf and an easy job for almost any mechanic. It's likely the shaft will need to be replaced too for a good fit..............Bob

[Bloo]

A machinist would be a good first stop of course, but if these Buick pedals are anything like Pontiac ones, the bushings are paper thin and made of oilite or something similar. How would you ever press them in without collapsing them? If you pressed them in thick and then bored them, how thin could you go before they tore out?

 

I silver soldered on mine (hard solder), and then reamed it back to size by hand with a homemade tool.

[KongaMan]

13 minutes ago, Bloo said:

A machinist would be a good first stop of course, but if these Buick pedals are anything like Pontiac ones, the bushings are paper thin and made of oilite or something similar. How would you ever press them in without collapsing them? If you pressed them in thick and then bored them, how thin could you go before they tore out?

 

I dunno (perhaps using a flanged ram that fits inside the bushing?) -- but it seems that Buick did it thousands of times, so it's not an unsolvable problem.

[Bhigdog]

 Someone else had this or a similar problem a couple of years back. I made him a replacement thin wall split bushing that fixed his problem but I can't recall exactly what the Hell we did, and trying to wade through the back posts is impossible. Maybe he'll see this post and poke his head up.................Bob

Edited July 5, 2018 by Bhigdog (see edit history)

[KongaMan]

20 minutes ago, Bhigdog said:

 Someone else had this or a similar problem a couple of years back. I made him a replacement thin wall split bushing that fixed his problem but I can't recall exactly what the Hell we did, and trying to wade through the back posts is impossible.

 

Maybe this?

[Bhigdog]

1 hour ago, KongaMan said:

 

Maybe this?

 

BINGO! You Da Man Konga! Anyway this was the fix and the guy said it worked and he was happy

[21raceabout]

McMaster Carr has a wide selection of bronze bushings and solid bronze rods.  You may find what you need off the shelf or if you have a lathe it is easy work to custom fit what you need.  I have used them for my rocker arm, leaf spring and steering control bushings.

 

[Podster]

Well the shaft is shot. It has a radial groove caused by  the inner edge of the brake pedal arm rubbing against it due to a paper thin, worn-out  bushing . If the shaft is shot , then the bore on the arm must  need to be opened up due to wear. The bushings that are currently on the brake and clutch arms have tiny  perforations to distribute grease along the shaft. There is also a hole in the bushing for the grease fitting. I guess the grease fitting hole is drilled after  the sleeve is inserted? 

[Bhigdog]

If you can't find good replacements you are likely talking machine shop. Pix would be nice.............Bob

[Renascence]

You can also harded chrome the shaft and it will never wear out.

 If you can not find some one around you I would  build you another one or hard chrome the original.  renascence.restoration@gmail.com

[mcdarrunt]

We just press in a bushing that is close and the bring it out to the exact size needed on our Sunnen hone. If it can fit wrist pins to connecting rods and pistons to a fraction of a thousandth then it can sure fit brake shaft bushings. Find an engine builder near you and I'm sure he would do the job.