914Rubber Rear Trailing Arm Bushings, did I get the wrong ones? Options

[bbrock]

@Mikey914

I bought a set of the rubber rear trailing arm bushings in the 914Rubber GB when they first came out (can't remember when that was). I am just now getting around to installing them and ran into a problem. I did a test fit to see how hard they would be to install and was shocked to find I could easily slide them into the trailing arms by hand AND could slide the pivot shaft in by hand. In fact, I'm not seeing much difference from the polygraphite bushings they are meant to replace. If anything, these fit even looser. I'm wondering I was sent the wrong ones. My understanding is the rubber bushings should be a tight fit and require a press or similar to install as seen in Ian's video. Is there a good way to know what I have? These are stamped "WDG" on the flange side which is different from the stamping on the first set of bushings I bought.

[Mikey914]

They are not so easy to actually install. The OD of the bushing compresses it onto the shaft.

Give that a shot. I'm sure you will see why we designed them the way we did.

[bbrock]

They are not so easy to actually install. The OD of the bushing compresses it onto the shaft.

Give that a shot. I'm sure you will see why we designed them the way we did.

Yeah, what I'm saying is that I can easily slide the bushings into the trailing arm and THEN slide the shafts in by hand with surprisingly little effort so something seems amiss. I'll play with them a little more tomorrow.