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Re: DIY bushings Posted by kenS [Email] (#606) [Profile/Gallery] (more from kenS) on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:43:12 In Reply to: Re: Results, nateh89spg [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:25:35 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
all of these bushings are very easy to do with an inexpensive press (12T Harbor Freight, around $100), and many folks on this board have also done them with a good bench vise + various washers and sockets., plus liquid soap. The larger bushings on the trailing arms that have a metal shell can be difficult to press out if they are badly corroded--- but you can still push out the rubber part, then use a hacksaw on the metal ring that is left. Search for "bushings", "press". etc. These bushings are definitely easier to do than the A-arm ones...
I would think a competent machine shop with the proper tools could do both trailing arms and the panhard rod in 15 minutes...
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