MC9 Lower Radius Rod bushing broken - hours to fix?
 

MC9 Lower Radius Rod bushing broken - hours to fix?

Started by plyonsMC9, June 23, 2010, 07:33:50 AM

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plyonsMC9

Hi busnuts!

Could someone hazard a ballpark guestimate on hours required to replace the left front lower radius rod bushings on a 1983 MC9 ex-NJ transit? 

I like having at least some kind of clue before I go in to work with the shop.  I have a bank of 4 hours owed to me for some computer work  ;D and am hoping that will at least get me close to the work required before I call.

Kind Regards,

Phil
Northern Arizona / 1983 - MC9, 1995 MCI DL3-45

bevans6

I have to think that if you knew what you were doing, weren't figuring it out for the first time, had the tools and the part on hand, you could change two radius rod bushings in 4 hours.  Unless something broke taking it off.

Brian
1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

Busted Knuckle

OK Phil,
If it's just wore out bushings 4 hrs will be close to covering it in MCI shop! If it's broken mount I'd say probably double it! (keep in mind I'm guessing since I don't work there, and haven't seen the actual problem in person!
;D  BK  ;D
Busted Knuckle aka Bryce Gaston
KY Lakeside Travel's Busted Knuckle Garage
Huntingdon, TN 12 minutes N of I-40 @ exit 108
www.kylakesidetravel.net

;D Keep SMILING it makes people wonder what yer up to! ;D (at least thats what momma always told me! ;D)

plyonsMC9

Thanks Brian & Knuckle.   ;D  ;D  ;D    Egg-ssactly what I needed.   :D

Kind Regards, Phil
Northern Arizona / 1983 - MC9, 1995 MCI DL3-45