Aidan's loose oily bunghole actually runs a track lap
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Do you have a dremel or something with a cutting wheel (or maybe a carefully-wielded sawzall) where you can make a cut top to bottom through the metal bushing liner?
Do you not have a press of some sort? You need one of those HF ball joint presses or something. That's what I used on mine.
Do you not have a press of some sort? You need one of those HF ball joint presses or something. That's what I used on mine.
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That suucks
Mine gave up releasing the pressure on the bottom then on the top side. I used a wire wheel to clean the inside of the diff housing bushings, looks like you might need a bit more than I did!
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I've got cheap protane bushings, I hope a propane torch is enough to melt the lower mount rubber off...
Mine gave up releasing the pressure on the bottom then on the top side. I used a wire wheel to clean the inside of the diff housing bushings, looks like you might need a bit more than I did!
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I've got cheap protane bushings, I hope a propane torch is enough to melt the lower mount rubber off...
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I'll make one of those. Going to the drag strip at woodburn on Sunday. Ed you should come in the s2k with a for sale sign on it. Its Some huge import car show
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It has zero tabs. There's a ~$100 shipped kit (ISC?) that turns it into an NB subframe, with front and rear tabs. Also has a backing plate with a giant nut welded to it so you could attach the entire NB ladder brace from the rear. The shiny black piece in this pic:
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I have one for sale if you want it
Doesn't attach to the PPF, but it does connect the dangling subframe to the chassis to really box it in.
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I have one for sale if you want it
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