gibson a-arm bearing play question

[rollie]

One of the spherical bearings that the king pin goes through, on my upper right a-arm seems to have some play in it, the bearing it self is brand new but it has a bit of play up and down and seems like it's a tiny bit smaller than where it fits in, the clip goes in well and im not to concerned about it coming out, but i would like one that fits tighter, any ideas :confused:

[eastside 400]

its pretty common for all the arms that use that style bearing. small variances in bearings and the cup in the arm make a perfect fit rare, if the bearing doesn't press in tight and has side play you can peen the bearing in 4 spots and it will tighten it up. if you have up and down play between the clip and bearing you can make a thin shim out of a large washer or anything you can find that size

[rollie]

Originally posted by eastside 400
its pretty common for all the arms that use that style bearing. small variances in bearings and the cup in the arm make a perfect fit rare, if the bearing doesn't press in tight and has side play you can peen the bearing in 4 spots and it will tighten it up. if you have up and down play between the clip and bearing you can make a thin shim out of a large washer or anything you can find that size

Great idea's, thank you!