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| joeav8tor |
 May 24 2005, 05:05 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 23-January 05 From: mattituck, Long Island NY Member No.: 3,493  |
any tricks for getting the sway bar link bushings into the link? I heated them up, but not having any luck getting them into the link. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif)
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| d914 |
May 24 2005, 05:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
alittle lube and a small press(harbor freight,cheap)
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| Joe Ricard |
May 24 2005, 06:26 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Set them in the midde of the drive way for an hour. That will soften the plastic then use a bench vise and work it in.
Used the hot deck of a Navy Destroyer to soften U-cup seals for the hydraulic systems |
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| TravisNeff |
May 24 2005, 06:29 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Don't all the descriptions for those state you have to split them down the middle? I would try other means, but who knows?
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| redshift |
May 24 2005, 06:31 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) Great, like we have those just laying around. M |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 24 2005, 06:36 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Qwitcher bitchin'! We used to use the cargo hold of a C130 to chill down our beer ................................................ Lotta beer, really cold .......................... The Cap'n
As for the cups, I silicone spray the cr*p out of 'em, squeeze them in with a vise and a medium sized dull screwdriver. |
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| jim912928 |
May 24 2005, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,485 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I used the method the capt did (except I used general purpose lube versus silicon spray). They went right in. On the comment about splitting the bushings....that is what you do for the front sway bar rubber bushings that support the bar that goes through the body....not any of the link bushings!
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| TravisNeff |
May 24 2005, 06:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Doh! I read wrong.. |
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| SLITS |
May 24 2005, 06:46 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Grease, socket and a vise.....they'll go in...........
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| redshift |
May 24 2005, 06:55 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
HOLY CRAP! No WONDER taxes are so high, and government waste is RAMPANT!
People using destroyers to heat their bushings... cooling beer with a C-130.. drying underwear on a B-2 bomber... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) THE LINE WAS FULL! M |
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| Rusty |
May 24 2005, 07:22 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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I just did this two weeks ago. First, remove the drop links entirely.
then... 1. Boil them to soften them up a little bit. Put them in a coffee mug full of hot water... carry out to car. 2. Smear some moly grease on the bushing and the drop link. 3. Force the bushing in... I pressed with a C-clamp. It started the bushing in. 4. You may need a screwdriver to "help it along"... encouraging the part of the bushing that doesn't want to go in. All in all... less than 30 minutes for four bushings. That included when I put one in backwards... had to pop it out and press it in from the other side of the link. I agonized over this, too.... but it really is easy. -Rusty (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif) |
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| joeav8tor |
May 24 2005, 08:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 23-January 05 From: mattituck, Long Island NY Member No.: 3,493 |
thanks guys for the tips, I'll get em in. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
Joe |
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| skline |
May 24 2005, 08:19 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
I have a special tool to put them in, takes about 15 minutes to do them all and put them on the car in another 10 minutes.
The tool is Aaron Cox, he works for beer!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) He has it down to a science. |
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| Joe Ricard |
May 24 2005, 08:29 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
IDONNO either I don't write so good or all ya'll ar illiterate.
hot steel deck to heat up hydraulic U-cup seals. Navy guns and missle launchers run on 1500 PSI hydraulics. If you never wrestled one of them in a valve or piston seal you ain't accomplished shit. |
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