Vert Sub-Assy Bushing Dimensions Options

[JPArdee]

Hey Vert owners,

A lot of you might be familiar with the sub-assy plate that has to be replaced due to these bushings breaking, and due to the age of the 6th gen Celi, and the relative rarity of the vert, these parts are coming harder and harder to come by, and it's impossible to just buy the bushing from Toyota. So I thought it might be good to experiment with 3d printing and CAD, both of which I have access to in school.

So, if anyone has an old quarter window sub-assy lying around with good (or even bad) bushings, is there any chance you could provide me with the dimensions for those dreaded little buggers?

If all goes well, I'll be making both a plastic and metal printed prototype that I can distribute here for our niche market. And I'll provide the CAD files for free for all the world's 6th gen vert owners to rejoice for year to come.

Thanks all,
JP

[JPArdee]

Here it is folks. Never let the fabled 69081 or 69082 plate sub-assy bushing trouble you (at least in some capacity) ever again.

~1x1" bushing

Using metric for everything else. Note that I didn't use a caliper to measure these and just used a ruler and a laser-enough focus. I'm going to try to make something with these measurements though.

A= 8mm (CosaChow is right, it's on a ball joint like shaft. I will probably use a file to try and my prototype to fit)
B= 13mm
C= 23.6mm
D= 4.5mm (thinner end) ~10mm (thicker end/speculative as I was judging this from pictures of a good bushing)
E= 2.3mm
F = ~16.8mm (speculative)

Will update in the future once I make this into CAD and print out some prototypes. But if anyone has tools to create something now, feel free to use these measurements.

This post has been edited by JPArdee: Sep 15, 2015 - 12:18 PM