Poly bushing take only about an hour...

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

Dan,

        About a month ago, Mark Pepe told me that he had another couple of 
bushings to put in his springs and then he'd be done.  I suggested we go to my 
Uncles' shop and use the 'bushing squirter'.  It's a large C-clamp with the 
fixed jaw having a large circle in the center.  This allows for the bushing to 
push through the hole when the c-clamp is closing.  Jack up the truck, loosen 
the bolts, let the spring droop, 'squirt' the bushing with the impact wrench and
c-clamp tool, and push in new bushings with grease.  Took about 20 min. per 
side.  The torch works, but then you have to use the hacksaw and chisel out the 
old bushing outer steel sleeve.

        just kerosene onthe bonfire,

        -Joel
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Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 18:46:24 -0500 (EST)
From: cookiedan@domain.elided (Daniel Nees)
Subject: Re: Poly bushing install

Use a torch to burn the rubber out. This is reallt the only way to do
this job. Once the rubber is good and hot the inner sleave will almost
fall out. Be carefully though, I've seen the sleave 'SHOOT out of the
rubber.

Dan Nees
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