control arm bushings

[tomc at satx.rr.com (tomc)]

OK, I have to quantify that statement by saying, everything in my car is
noisy, I have no insulation, no carpet, no nothing so everything is
noisy I hear every squeak, groan and rattle. And I really only hear the
bushings for the first mile or two then they seem to get lubed and the
squeaks go away.

Anyway, I also want to mention that when I said just "press" them in, I
meant with your thumbs not with any heavy machinery. 

-- 
TomC
'79 "The Project" Scirocco


On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 16:26, Patrick Bureau wrote:
> noisy ?? did you put the prothane grease on the bushings ? or
> installed them dry ?
> 
> tomc <tomc@satx.rr.com> wrote: 
>         I have Poly's on "The Project" worst part about them is they
>         are noisy.
>         I replaced the bushings, ball joints, and tie rods in one
>         swoop so I
>         couldn't tell you how much better over stock it is, however
>         the whole
>         package made a huge difference in handling over the old worn
>         parts.
>         
>         Just press the poly's in, the hardest is getting the old
>         bushings out.
>         Just cut them up, mangle them whatever just spare the a-arms.
>         I also
>         cleaned my a-arms real good then coated them with por-15. they
>         look good
>         too.
>         
>         Hope that helped somewhat,
>         -- 
>         TomC
>         '79 "The Project" Scirocco
>         
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