[TR] SILENT BLOCS AND SUNSHINE

[auprichard at comcast.net]

But be VERY CAREFUL with the hacksaw blade.  Really, it's worth the effort to find someone with a press who can do it properly.  I just removed the center tie-rod and pressed out the old silentblocs.  Some clown had used a hacksaw blade and cut into the rod at its thinnest point.  I ended up throwing it away and getting another.

Andrew

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> Good morning! 
> 
> Being retired in Iowa has it's benefits. November brings some sunshine and 60 
> degree temps. Leaves are falling, but they are a brilliant color and the 
> grass is as green as summer. Bracing dry air replaces the Summer Sweatfest. 
> 
> TS30854L Rides Today....errands are in order. 
> 
> Silent blocs: I've had a couple folks wonder how you remove those pesky 
> Silent blocs. My method is likely not the only way, but in the absense of any 
> sophistcated equipment, my method is: 
> 
> Torch the Rubber until you can remove the pin. 
> 
> Remove the balance of the Rubber. 
> 
> Remove Hacksaw Blade from the handle and thread it through the ID of the 
> Silent bloc hole. 
> 
> Reattach the hacksaw blade to the handle and make two diametric 
> cuts-carefully. 
> 
> Shell comes out easily....remove any sharp burrs, and you are ready for 
> reassembly. 
> 
> If you are replacing the Silent blocs with the new Delrin/Steel Pivots, 
> remember the Pin Head is "up" and the Delrin 'protrusion' is 'down'. use a bit 
> of 
> assembly lube in the process....maybe white lithium. Delrin has self 
> lubricating properties, but a little help seems OK. 
> 
> Joe A 
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