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| 914Next |
 May 22 2015, 12:32 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Was doing some cleaning underneath the car. While cleaning the rear suspension a small chunk of bushing fell out in my rag. I think you can see the damaged bushing in the pic. Is this an easy replacement? Would prefer to do it myself. Are these available oem or possibly 914 Rubber? Assume its not a problem to drive until I get to it.
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| Andyrew |
May 22 2015, 01:29 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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You can drive it like that no problem. Worse case the sway bar pops out and just sits there.
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| eyesright |
May 22 2015, 01:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yeah, try it yourself. Its a bit of a chore to get them on the sway bar on one end and the shock post on the other but its definately do-able. And you'll be really pleased with the nice new, white bushings instead of the old hard, yellow ones. You can guess that the other three old ones are about to chip apart too.
I think I used silicon spray and also soapy water as lube to get them on. I think I used a good whack with a rubber hammer to get them on the shock post and a C-clamp to get them on the sway bar...but its been a long time. Anybody else? |
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| Mike Bellis |
May 22 2015, 02:08 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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Boil them in water first and they pop right in.
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| dangrouche |
May 22 2015, 02:09 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
here is my stovetop recipe; other wise using a c-clamp is sometimes hard to manipulate in the confined area.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=212063&hl= |
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| Ian Stott |
May 23 2015, 12:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 28-January 08 From: Moncton/Canada Member No.: 8,635 Region Association: Canada |
Replaced mine, used a bit of lube and big channel lock pliers and they popped right in, pretty sure I got them from Pelican.
Ian Stott Moncton Canada |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
May 23 2015, 02:14 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Ian got it right. Dead blow hammer works nicely too
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| Steve |
May 23 2015, 05:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,569 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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I just replaced both of them on the passenger side. Should of bought four, the drivers side is starting to go bad to. I also boiled them to get them soft to put in. I bought mine from Sierra Madre, because I was already buying a bunch of other stuff from them. Good quality parts.
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| 914Next |
May 25 2015, 12:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 699 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Thanks, everyone. I'll purchase bushings for both sides and do the install myself as suggested.
Steve |
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| DRPHIL914 |
May 26 2015, 07:10 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,758 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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mine were done a couple years ago, - they fell out while at my mecanic's getting other work done so he did it for me. I believe he got them from his 911 parst supplier. not sure who that is- but i'm sure automotion, GPR, sierra Madre etc are all viable sources.
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