DIM bushings...
March-6th-2002, 10:43 PM
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DIM bushings...
D(o) I(t) M(yself) bushings....
my suspension/bushings ARE SHHHOT... i'm THINKIN of replacing all the bushings myself.
i've replaced drive shafts before(been a long time) and have replaced all my struts- but never have done this...
any edvice? any special tools i might oughta know about?? bout how long to do it all front and rear?
i'll be doin it the hard way...floor jacks and stands.
my suspension/bushings ARE SHHHOT... i'm THINKIN of replacing all the bushings myself.
i've replaced drive shafts before(been a long time) and have replaced all my struts- but never have done this...
any edvice? any special tools i might oughta know about?? bout how long to do it all front and rear?
i'll be doin it the hard way...floor jacks and stands.
March-7th-2002, 07:18 AM
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some people will tell you that you need a hydraulic press to get the bushing out and the new ones in, but i replaced all the suspension bushings on my old triumph spitfire with a bench vise and two sockets. it should take you the better part of a full day to get at all of them.
Thanks guys for the input.
March-11th-2002, 07:42 AM
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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX
Pat (GTX140) will hopefully reply here, since he did these himself a while back on his first gen.
I believe he needed a real press for a couple but did the rest himself.
Old British Sportscars can be taken apart with an adjustable wrench and a hammer
, so they dont count
Pat (GTX140) will hopefully reply here, since he did these himself a while back on his first gen.
I believe he needed a real press for a couple but did the rest himself.
Old British Sportscars can be taken apart with an adjustable wrench and a hammer
, so they dont count
April-1st-2002, 11:53 PM
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did mine on my honda with a butane torch to break the seal and a socket and a rubber mallet took my a full day to do the whole car. Yes I said a butane torch thats what energy suspension recommends if you don't have a press but those press's are only 80 bucks. good luck
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