Rear Sway Bar Drop Link Bushing - What am I doing wrong?! Options

[friethmiller]

I think I'm installing these bushing from 914rubber wrong! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I'm burning through one or two a year. I've determined (2nd photo) that heating them up and then pressing them in by hand is cracking the bushing. What's the "proper" way to do this? Or, what's another technique? My way SUCKS!

Thanks in advance!

[Ron914]

Hello ,
I found that the drops links were missing on my car when I purchased it . I tried a couple of times to order them but they must be a popular item as the vendors are out of them all the time . I have seen them advertised by AA and 914 Werks sometimes with the bushings already installed and without .I just bought a set from AA and they came without the bushings installed , I think they actually charge more to install them for you .
I suspect that is because they are difficult to install and one might get damaged when installing . I also have another issue you might run into .

I also bought the sway bar rubber bushings that I never installed on the sway bay because I don't want to cut them to install them but there is no way you are going to push those rubber bushings over that ball end on the sway bar but IO will start a new post on this when I replace my rear shocks .

When I removed the sway bar brackets the bushings were already cut maybe that's the only way to install them but I have never seen a post on this .

When I get around to installing the nylon bushings in my new drop links I will probably try to heat them in hot water then with a press (which I don't have) or on a vice or with a pair of good clamps soak them in hot water and then stick the two parts in a vise or clamp and try to squeeze them in .

Im sure I will damage at least one of the four .
Im interested in other members experience with this job .

Below are a photo of those rubber sway bar bushings and my drop links .