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> '72 shifter bushings, Tough little buggers
Sparky
post Oct 2 2005, 06:56 PM
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How the heck do you get the ball bushings on? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) I tried softening them by boiling them, BFH (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif), and my next trick will be lots of grease and a huge clamp. Not sure what to try if the clamp doesn't work. Suggestions?
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Dave_Darling
post Oct 3 2005, 09:47 AM
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"Lots of grease" will make it harder to slide the bushing onto the ball. It'll "hydro lock" on you--the grease is not compressible, and it can't get out of the socket if you pack too much in there!

I had this problem with the bushings on the rear sway bar drop-links. A little grease and a big bar clamp worked for me; not sure how the access is to get a clamp on the bushings for the shifter in a tail-shift car...

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