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> Rear Sway Bar Drop Link Bushing - What am I doing wrong?!
friethmiller
post Jan 13 2025, 04:05 PM
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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!

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post Jan 15 2025, 10:15 PM
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Jan 14 2025, 10:52 AM) *
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jan 15 2025, 02:42 PM) *

I used a vise, screwdrivers for poking, and a whole lot of swearing in bad fake German. And some grease on the outside, but not much of that.

I think the swearing was the most useful part.

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QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ Jan 15 2025, 09:46 PM) *

I ended up running the edge slightly on the grinding wheel to get them to press on. I only did this after ruining two (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)


All good info. I started buying extra last year. I'll employ all these techniques - including the swearing in german (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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