Hi Folks,
I'm redoing my front end, and I've got everything off except the bushings on the frame side of the strut rod. I want to replace the bushings here but short of cutting things with a torch, how the heck can I get the washers off without damaging them?
Replacement kit????? Whats that?????
Remember up here we don't have access to replacement stuff like you guys have. Heck, a couple of times I've gone through a couple of online stores for parts, and got a rather nasty gram back saying "WE DON'T SHIP TO CANADA"
You guys have it so easy down there for restoring these cars. By the time I get a part (if I can) from the US its double the price.
Anyways.... I have already looked at replacement washers and bushing inserts and so far I have gotten a BIG fat no! I've got the OE replacements bushings but can't get anything else.
It's not possible as far as I know. On the backside, as shown in your picture, the tube is flared out just a little bigger than the serrated looking washer. I removed mine by cutting a groove on the red line (in the pic) deep enough to go through the serrated looking washer to allow the back side of the bushing to come off and then pried the rest of the bushing out from the front.how the heck can I get the washers off without damaging them?
What is wrong is complete and total bushing failure. It was, in the beginning, an issue because moog had a fatal design in that the ferrule was too long and caused the preload to be directly applied to the ferrule and not the bushing. Spirited driving is shown over and over again to be an enemy of the fixed length ferrule being used in this application. It doesnt adjust to the changes in shape of the plastic material used in these bushings. Failure is inevitable. When I hit the brakes at 110mph at the track i want the car to stop and not to have the bushings fail.What is wrong with the Moog's? I just installed them and they looked like a pretty solid item. I don't read over at TCCOA.