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Re: Poly bushing install and exhaust help/guidance Posted by Gregg [Email] (#677) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Gregg) on Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:03:09 In Reply to: Poly bushing install and exhaust help/guidance, Gregg [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 3 Dec 2017 16:21:05 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Thank you for the advice.
Well, here's how I pushed/pulled these bushings into there subframe location. Like many others I went with a homemade puller. For this I bought a 1-1/8" socket, 1' x 1/2" galvanized rod, four M8 1/2 nuts, 2-1/2" X 2" washers, and 2-1/2" X 1" washers from Lowes. I threaded the rod through the bushing and the subframe location but found the 2" washers were two small. At the same time I rented the 11 pc Upper Control Arm/Bushing service kit from Advance Auto parts locally. I played with where the first nut should be placed on the top of the rod. In the end i did the following. Nut, reversed 1-1/8" socket (so nut was inside of it and the flat back could provide even leverage), 2- 2" washers, bushing, then receiving adapter, washer, and nut. I found that the receiving adapter worked perfectly to give me the leverage to pull the bushing into place. For the front and rear bushings I reversed the cup so the beveled end held the rod straight and just turned the nut with my battery impact wrench against the receiving cup (I did place a washer between the nut and the cup). Boom. Couldn't have been easier. For the middle bushings I just turned the receiving cup around and it perfectly held the subframe and allowed the bushing to pull though w/o binding.
I decided to pull the trigger on the 3" Krona exhaust. I went with the full turbo back package. Two things I've learned I'll have to overcome with this kit. 1. I'll have to get a 02 defouler to not throw CEL codes, and 2. I'm going to have to modify my bumper for the exhaust tips. I'm not sure how I'll tackle that. I may just drill out two holes and see if I can afix that way, The unit should be here early next week so I've got time to work that out. I don't want to replace the whole bumper.
Thanks again for the help.
Gregg
04 arc wagon 5 spd 230K
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