 OEM Rear Sway Bar Endlinks:, best way to press bushings? Help! |
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| Johny Blackstain |
  Jun 30 2007, 06:44 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player  Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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So I'm working on making the underside of the LE as pretty as the topside, pull the end links off the rear sway bar & the bushings just disintegrate into yellow crumbs. Yes, I'm changing all my suspension bushings! No big deal, been sitting on new bushings for 3 years & I need to use them now. So how the hell do they get pressed in? I'm having much difficulty in this step & I have a press! I also foresee much difficulty getting them onto the ball mounts on the end of the sway bar. Any thoughts, ideas, recommendations? Thanks
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| 914Sixer |
Jun 30 2007, 07:25 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,453 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I let them get warm in the sun and then put them in a vise and squeeze them in. I lube them up with silicone spray on the metal and the bushing.
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| Johny Blackstain |
Jun 30 2007, 07:54 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jun 30 2007, 09:25 AM)  I let them get warm in the sun and then put them in a vise and squeeze them in. I lube them up with silicone spray on the metal and the bushing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) cloudy & rainy today in the valley but thanks I'll try. I was trying cold, w/ a press instead of a vise using lithium grease. They seem to big to fit inside the links & too small inside to fit over the ball. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
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