Bushings (upgrade to urethane) HELP!
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Bushings (upgrade to urethane) HELP!
Upgrading to urethane bushings
purchased kit through Ecklers (Prothane Motion Control)
Bushings removed from A-Arms
Stock bushings have sleeves, purchsed bushings don't have sleeves. How do I remove sleeves from stock bushings or do I need other bushings to go with new Urethane bushings?? Should I get new sleeves and if so, WHERE??
I was told by tech. that factory sleeves are bonded to original bushings, can I remove them or need new?? HELP!
purchased kit through Ecklers (Prothane Motion Control)
Bushings removed from A-Arms
Stock bushings have sleeves, purchsed bushings don't have sleeves. How do I remove sleeves from stock bushings or do I need other bushings to go with new Urethane bushings?? Should I get new sleeves and if so, WHERE??
I was told by tech. that factory sleeves are bonded to original bushings, can I remove them or need new?? HELP!
Drifting
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From: Northern VA
You probably don't want to hear this but, you should have bought the VB&P bushings. They come with all new needed hardware.
Do a search and you will find many pain in the *** methods to remove the sleeves from the stock bushings. They are not intended to be removed as they are molded together.
Do a search and you will find many pain in the *** methods to remove the sleeves from the stock bushings. They are not intended to be removed as they are molded together.
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From: Anthony TX
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You will become very efficient at whittling rubber from metal bushings!!!!
You can also burn the rubber off the sleeves with a propane torch but man,,,,does that make a mess.
BC
You can also burn the rubber off the sleeves with a propane torch but man,,,,does that make a mess.
BC
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You probably don't want to hear this but, you should have bought the VB&P bushings. They come with all new needed hardware.
Do a search and you will find many pain in the *** methods to remove the sleeves from the stock bushings. They are not intended to be removed as they are molded together.
Do a search and you will find many pain in the *** methods to remove the sleeves from the stock bushings. They are not intended to be removed as they are molded together.
That's what I have. Return the ones you have and buy the VB&P kit.
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I used a wire wheel on a bench grinder. It makes a hell of a mess. It's a royal pain in the azz, and more than once the wheel grabbed the work piece and chucked it into my nads. After the second time, I started using a pair of vicegrips to hold the bushing.
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