need help with Prothane bushing install
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Le Mans Master
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From: dudley MA
need help with Prothane bushing install
is the kitt supose to come with new inner sleeves? mine came with none. or do i not use them?
edit: i guess prothane does not come with the inner sleeves
edit: i guess prothane does not come with the inner sleeves
Last edited by pdd000; Jan 8, 2005 at 05:55 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: dudley MA
the hell with this if the new poly bushings dont come with new inner shells, i been messin with just one stock bushing for an hour just to try to get the rubber off the metal tube. any ideas?
Last edited by pdd000; Jan 8, 2005 at 05:55 PM.
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From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
With Prothane and Energy, you reuse your stock sleeves. Do whatever you need to do to get your stock sleeves out. Hopefully you have a press, chisel, torch and lots of rage....it's supposed to be the worst thing ever, so if you get it done, go on vacation, you'll have earned it!
Eugene
Eugene
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I am in the middle of it as well and it is the pits. Had that old ones pressed out and have been hacking on the old hardware for a few hours. Never again. Used a hack saw. Cut aound the circumference then ground the rest off with bench gringer.
VBP has all new hardware in their kit. We saved a couple bucks for this?
VBP has all new hardware in their kit. We saved a couple bucks for this?
Last edited by see5; Jan 8, 2005 at 08:39 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: dudley MA
Originally Posted by see5
I am in the middle of it as well and it is the pits. Had that old ones pressed out and have been hacking on the old hardware for a few hours. Never again. Used a hack saw. Cut aound the circumference then ground the rest off with bench gringer.
VBP has all new hardware in their kit. We saved a couple bucks for this?
VBP has all new hardware in their kit. We saved a couple bucks for this?
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I did them to my previous car. I think the worst part was getting the old bushings out. Had to use everything from fire to hammers to saws to break them apart.
See5 didnt you used to be on the maxima forum?
See5 didnt you used to be on the maxima forum?
