 Can These Bushings Be Replaced? |
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| kconway |
 Sep 22 2009, 05:16 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,231 Region Association: Southern California  |
First off, do these bushings look like they need to be replaced? They are pretty tight as the linkage seems to bind, not sure if thats good or bad.
Assuming that they do need to be replaced, how do you get them out? Do you drive the center pin out?   Kev |
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| ghuff |
Sep 22 2009, 05:19 PM
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This is certainly not what I expected down here. Group: Members Posts: 849 Joined: 21-May 09 From: Bodymore Murderland Member No.: 10,389 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(kconway @ Sep 22 2009, 03:16 PM)  First off, do these bushings look like they need to be replaced? They are pretty tight as the linkage seems to bind, not sure if thats good or bad. Assuming that they do need to be replaced, how do you get them out? Do you drive the center pin out? Kev THey make brass and poly replacements. The previous owner of my car used the poly version and built a little retaining cage and drilled a hole with a self tapping metal screw holding the cage on to the unit to keep the bushings in. |
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| SLITS |
Sep 22 2009, 05:20 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
They can be replaced Kevin ... using a socket on one side that is the diameter of the aluminum housing and a punch to drive out the pin on the other.
BUT Why would you want to ... they are not deteroriated and their stiffness in rotation has no effect on how the car shifts. Tight is GOOD as in other things in life. They won't fall out. The pin can only fall out if someone dicked with it and made it smaller to avoid the interference fit. |
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| kconway |
Sep 22 2009, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,231 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(SLITS @ Sep 22 2009, 03:20 PM) They can be replaced Kevin ... using a socket on one side that is the diameter of the aluminum housing and a punch to drive out the pin on the other. BUT Why would you want to ... they are not deteroriated and their stiffness in rotation has no effect on how the car shifts. Tight is GUTE as in other things in life. Okay, thanks Ron. Thats what I needed to know. Kev (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| McMark |
Oct 2 2009, 07:59 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
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