Trailing arm bushings, Tutorial? Options

[Porschef]

There’s a pretty good chance I may be removing these on Labor(!) day, is there a recommended/preferred tutorial for this procedure? I’ve seen a YouTube video or two, but they’re not as descriptive as I’d hoped for. This’ll be my first rodeo...

I don’t know what’s happened to the search feature but it ain’t what it used to be.


Thanks in advance all.

[Mikey914]

As you all know these cars were built inexpensively. The seats were actually tube thar the threaded ends were welded to. These welds often have pinholes that allow water into the tube and they can rust from the inside out. This is why we made the shafts with the tube. Elephant made the tube also but at a non stock diameter. This means for a proper fit you must use their shafts with their bushings.

We made ours to be separate send alone products.
No they were not a vulcanized part.

In making these we started with a delrin bushing as we wanted to make a tight tolerance part to press in. What we found after doing 4 sets was there was a lot of variation in condition as well as tolerances

Rubber (like factory ) really was the best option.

The problem is that the 1st side fits nicely and when you go to install the 2nd side you are fighting the air you are compressing into the cylinder of the arm. It can be done, but drilling and tapping a hole for a zerk fitting allows it to vent. That or a plug.

I hope this helps anyone thinking of doing these.
Its not a technical install but requires some patience, as well as tools.