On Wed, 6 Sep 1995, Marie A Harkins wrote:
> Our LBC's use a lot of those hard rubber bushings with the steel sleeve
> inside. (mostly for front and rear suspension.) What is the best method
> for installing these bushings? Should any sort of lubrication be used when
> attempting to insert them? I apologize if this has been covered here
> previously.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill King, mah16@cornell.edu
I just replaced the lower-link bushings on my TR7 and found that some
bushings (those with room to compress) will go in without lubrication
with a c-clamp/ball-joint press or (better) a steering-wheel puller. The
big ones that wouldn't compress I gave up on and took to a local
racing-parts store where they greased the link and pressed them in with a
hydraulic press. Took about 20 mins for the first one and two for the
second, once they got the technique down, and set me back $10. (And let
me tell you, after the frustration of trying to DIY them, I was willing
to pay a heck of a lot more :) )
jason
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