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Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 18 2008, 07:13 PM

Anyone have the instruction sheet for the trailing arm install of Elephant Bushings? I took mine to work and somehow it never made it home! The only thing I need to know is how far in from the bushing flange to drill and tap the grease zirc hole...

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 18 2008, 07:18 PM

Sorry Rob, I bought mine all done by Eric Want me to go measure?

Posted by: Michael N Aug 18 2008, 07:25 PM

This may help. .

http://www.elephantracing.com/documents/914-polybronze-trailingarm.pdf

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 18 2008, 07:39 PM

Michael,
Is that from the Elephant Racing site? Why didn't I find that??? Jon, thanks anyway, I am hooked up! Just printed it...

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 18 2008, 07:51 PM

No problem Who know if Eric did it right anyways

Just kidding Eric

Posted by: roadster fan Aug 20 2008, 01:35 AM

Hey Michael,

Nice seeing you at the Historics on Sunday. Hijack over.

Jim

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 07:33 AM

15/16"

I use larger zerks.

Some of the guys in the NW paid me to put "SloLube" in Jon's arms. It adds about 1 second to his AX times.

Posted by: PRS914-6 Aug 20 2008, 09:07 AM

Rob, install the arm temporarily on the car and mark the spot that works best for you. Elephant's recommendations are not always the best location.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 09:30 AM

I think Paul's talking about the zerks. That's a good idea.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 20 2008, 02:09 PM

I was wondering what that weird feeling was

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 02:54 PM

Funny story...

I thought the Elephant Bushings were a tight fit and would have to be pressed into the trailing arms. No problem, I will call my buddy Paul and have him press them in. I drive up to Paul's house (I love that drive) and Paul undoes the nuts on the ends of the shafts for the Delrin bushings, pulls out the shaft and the bushings and then hand pushes the Elephant Bushings in place. Huh... I could have done that!!!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 03:07 PM

Well... that's debatable!

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 04:15 PM

All of the beauty in the world and Eric just pisses on it!


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Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 05:59 PM

No... SLITS had fallen over the edge of the cliff. I was just helping him up with my... rope.

See! That is NOT a P-I-N-K shirt. Damn homophobes!! It's what I like to refer to as Signal Salmon.

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 06:07 PM

So there you have it in Eric's own words... He was over there pissing on SLITS... Now we just need to hear from SLITS to see if he likes that kind of thing.

The forecast that day was for golden showers with salmon skies...

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 20 2008, 06:55 PM

I didn't know Slits was in to that. Eric is wearing a cute Salmon colored shirt though

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 07:06 PM

You guys are not allowed on Planet Utah!

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 07:18 PM

Oh no... Kicked out of Planet Utah... Would an apology do any good? Wait... Isn't Utah a big dry lake with a city at one end???

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 20 2008, 07:21 PM

It does have a very nice Ski area though

Umm... I meant to say it was a handsome looking shirt

Oh who am I to talk. Troy gives me crap about my cloths regularly.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 07:24 PM

It's kinda like Mars with lotsa blonde women with tall foreheads driving Suburbans with 22" chromies and those fuched-up family decals on the back window (Sorry folks, if you have the family stick figure things on your rear window... you're gay! Don't worry, we won't tell your wife.)

Hot Mama's!

(at least that's what we tell the Minnesota/Kalifornia wannabe transplants)

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 07:28 PM

We have the same damn family decals. Except ours have ummmm less mommy figures than yours E...

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 07:35 PM

Bummer!

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 20 2008, 07:41 PM

I agree... But I can almost see the rage when I said, "I'm sorry Yopu. But it is Abigail's night tonight..." That would be one angry tiny little filipina!

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 20 2008, 07:47 PM

I really don't know how they do it. I love my wife and she is awesome but when she's made she is a handful. The topper is she is not even close to as bad as most women. Now multiply that by two or three? I don't think so

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 20 2008, 07:54 PM

You boys don't know how to control yer weminz.

Tip: Make it so "only you" know their secret name and "only you" can call them into the Kindom of Heaven (no... I can't make this $hit up).

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 20 2008, 08:08 PM

That is why it is so funny... and yet not

Posted by: 914rhatt Aug 20 2008, 11:25 PM

WOW and all that discussion for a trailing arm bushing...does it gothat far when somomeone asks about rebuilding an engine???? I love Utah...as long as I am on the ski slope....no talking to any one....LOLOLOL I lived in American Fork for many years and my wife is from there...My mom is from Delta...I love Utah so much I moved to the Nevada desert....it is quiet...and we have very few of the decals on the suburbans...LOLOL

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 21 2008, 01:47 AM

Oh you don't want to know what happens with engine rebuilds

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 21 2008, 10:35 AM

I think 4 cylinder cars are better

Posted by: 914rhatt Aug 21 2008, 10:34 PM

Yes they are, but I do like V8's but have never owned a muscle car only German muscle...LOLOL I love my little 914 and my Audi, and my Scirocco...oops I bought the wife a Suzuki though....(I don;t think she knows how to drive a german car...every time she gets into drive one of my cars she breaks it...LOLOL