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| kbrunk1 |
 Sep 18 2012, 07:41 PM
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Brunk  Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 13-November 11 From: Dallas,Texas 73 2.0 FI Member No.: 13,778 Region Association: South East States  |
 OK - I am a slow learner with ADD and everything.Do you put the white bushing on the ball and then press the outer ring of the metal piece on? Is that the order? I also understand you put the white bushing in boiling water for ?? 10 minutes? Or do you C Clamp the white piece into the metal drop bar and then press that contraption onto the ball? Thanks for any help! |
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| jhora |
Sep 18 2012, 07:50 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 6-March 09 From: Kentucky Member No.: 10,138 Region Association: South East States |
you have it right..
"Or do you C Clamp the white piece into the metal drop bar and then press that contraption onto the ball?" place on the metal drop bar first...one with the hole facing out then the other one just the opposite...can do this part in a vise or c clamp after warming in hot water....then place on the sway bar bal and shock ball with a c clamp just take your time and you won't f..k any of the bushing up or your fingers good luck! |
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| Eric_Shea |
Sep 18 2012, 08:00 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Get ready to swear.
Boil the bushings first, then walk them in and around with some assembly lube (vasoline). Might want to use gloves as the hotter they are the more pliable and easier to install they will be. Some like to drill a hole in the end to ease placement over the ball. I've had luck just slathering them with the recommended moly-lube and whacking them onto the ball with a rubber mallet. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Sep 18 2012, 09:01 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Make sure to have a good supply of swear-words handy.
I used a vise, and had to poke and prod with a screwdriver because the bushing was still trying to deform and squeeze its way out of the hole in the drop-link. It took a lot of work... --DD |
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| JawjaPorsche |
Sep 19 2012, 04:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
A C clamp really helps too.
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| ConeDodger |
Sep 19 2012, 04:59 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,606 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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A famous 914 mechanic I know, drills a tiny hole through the back of the bushing and then uses a vise to squeeze it into place...
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| Eric_Shea |
Sep 19 2012, 07:11 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE A famous 914 mechanic I know, drills a tiny hole through the back of the bushing and then uses a vise to squeeze it into place... The hole would aide in easing the fitting on the ball of the bar or the ball of the lower shock bolt. Hard to get a 914 on a vise. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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