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I managed to ruin a new bushing while trying to install it in one of the lower control arm mounts. I soaked the thing in soapy water, rubbed dish soap all around the inner bore of the aluminum mount, and tried to press it in with a large bench vise. The [expletive deleted] wouldn't go in straight and tore.
I had the same stunning success with a poly lower shock absorber bushing and ended up putting the old broken-in-two rubber bushing back in.
Anybody have good advice for installing these things?
On the positive side, the old lower control arm which hadn't broken yet on my SPG had a crack in the normal place. I replaced that with a new one ( and reused the old bushings).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Anybody have good tips on bushing installation?, RS , Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:05:58 <-- Viewing This Message
- here's a tip - never pet a burning dog!, saabu , Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:23:53
- Thanks all n/m, RS , Mon, 8 Sep 2003 04:45:32
- btdt - pita, gorper, Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:51:13
- here's what i did...., JG, Sun, 7 Sep 2003 20:47:17
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