 Installing poly A-Arm Bushings, Is there an easy way? |
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| billd |
 Dec 2 2005, 12:00 PM
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Any tips on how to install plastic A-arm bushings. They seem to be an extremely tight fit. Do I need to press/pound them on?
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| Grngoat |
Dec 2 2005, 04:58 PM
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I believe that is probably true. The weltmeisters that were in my car were very tight. With the car on a lift and the top strut bolt removed, you could hang on the A-arm and it would barely budge. But they aren't polyurathane either. I have poly bushings in my GTO, and they are fine. The weltmeisters are a hard plastic, with no compliance at all like poly bushings. If you are using real polyurathane bushings on a 914, then they would probably work much better than the plastic ones do. I am real happy with the Elephant bushings, but real poly may work fine, and needle bearings might be even better. Dunno. Just hate the plastic ones.
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billd Installing poly A-Arm Bushings Dec 2 2005, 12:00 PM
Mueller no, there is not an easy way.....
the proper way ... Dec 2 2005, 12:09 PM billd I've already got them pressed into the collars... Dec 2 2005, 03:09 PM gopack Buy the Elephant Racing Poly bronze bushings! ... Dec 2 2005, 03:53 PM Grngoat Yeah, I do. I installed them about a year ago whe... Dec 2 2005, 04:14 PM andys After some research, I was told that squeaking is ... Dec 2 2005, 04:48 PM andys Dec 2 2005, 05:37 PM billd How much clearance is needed when I ream them out.... Dec 3 2005, 07:01 PM r_towle I did three sets on my car...
First one squeaked.... Dec 3 2005, 07:24 PM SirAndy just get a set of müllers roller bearings ...
i ... Dec 3 2005, 07:32 PM Bleyseng Polys suck as they dry out after a year.
Elephant... Dec 3 2005, 08:02 PM Racer Chris Even with a great deal of work the Weltmeister mat... Dec 4 2005, 07:38 AM
ClayPerrine Put them in and ream them so that the arm moves fr... Dec 4 2005, 07:47 AM |
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