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| HalfMoon |
 May 5 2017, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Sooo...it's come time to refurbish my front suspension. I don't need to do tie rods or sway bar bushings and I'm not going to work on the steering rack yet, so this'll be a "partial" rebuild.
I did some searching but really couldn't find a comprehensive guide to rebuilding the 914 front suspension. Does anyone have a link to something? I gather what I'll be doing is the torsion bar bushings, the wheel bearings and the ball joints? Are their more bushings and or bearings that I haven't included? Thanks all! |
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| michael7810 |
May 6 2017, 07:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,082 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I'm happy with the rubber bushings from Elephant
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| HalfMoon |
May 6 2017, 07:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(michael7810 @ May 6 2017, 09:15 PM)  I'm happy with the rubber bushings from Elephant Yes, I just watched they're video. I trust the included tools made the job quite a bit easier? I don't suppose you'd loan em out would ya? Btw, in the video they use a digital angle tool. What did you use to index them? Thanks! |
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| michael7810 |
May 7 2017, 07:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,082 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(HalfMoon @ May 6 2017, 06:36 PM) QUOTE(michael7810 @ May 6 2017, 09:15 PM) I'm happy with the rubber bushings from Elephant Yes, I just watched they're video. I trust the included tools made the job quite a bit easier? I don't suppose you'd loan em out would ya? Btw, in the video they use a digital angle tool. What did you use to index them? Thanks! The iPhone and probably non-Apple smart phones have a app to measure the angle. Be careful you get the correct orientation for the 914; IIRC the video is a 911 part and if you set it up exactly like it's shown it ends going the wrong direction by 90 degrees. Ask me how I know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Luckily the soap had not dried and it was easy to reclock them. PM me your info if you want to borrow the tools. |
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| HalfMoon |
May 7 2017, 07:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(michael7810 @ May 7 2017, 09:02 AM) QUOTE(HalfMoon @ May 6 2017, 06:36 PM) QUOTE(michael7810 @ May 6 2017, 09:15 PM) I'm happy with the rubber bushings from Elephant Yes, I just watched they're video. I trust the included tools made the job quite a bit easier? I don't suppose you'd loan em out would ya? Btw, in the video they use a digital angle tool. What did you use to index them? Thanks! The iPhone and probably non-Apple smart phones have a app to measure the angle. Be careful you get the correct orientation for the 914; IIRC the video is a 911 part and if you set it up exactly like it's shown it ends going the wrong direction by 90 degrees. Ask me how I know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Luckily the soap had not dried and it was easy to reclock them. PM me your info if you want to borrow the tools. Chuckle, I'm still with a dumb phone. And I'm thinking I'll mebbe just do ball joints as the control arm bushings don't look so bad. Pretty sure my wobble is coming from the ball joints :-/ If I decide to do the bushings though, you can be sure I'll be in touch for the loaners! You're an ace my friend :-) |
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No, we will make the better. :D
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Yes.....I have actual experience.
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