Thank god that's done....
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What I thought was a minor project kept the LE on blocks all summer.
I went to put in FatCat mounts and bumps and Energy suspension bushings.
I ended up with new sway bar end links, new ball joints, and all new nuts and bolts. Every single nut I touched was rusted solid. I broke my 3 foot 1/2 drive breaker bar and used up more PB blaster in one project then I've used in my entire life. No amount of heating and pblaster would bust some of these crufty bolts loose.
I will never, ever do bushings again. What a huge PITA.
I still need to get it aligned, but my quick spin around the block was pretty awesome. The ride is much more compliant, without losing any sharpness in handling feel.
I'll update once I have the car aligned.
I went to put in FatCat mounts and bumps and Energy suspension bushings.
I ended up with new sway bar end links, new ball joints, and all new nuts and bolts. Every single nut I touched was rusted solid. I broke my 3 foot 1/2 drive breaker bar and used up more PB blaster in one project then I've used in my entire life. No amount of heating and pblaster would bust some of these crufty bolts loose.
I will never, ever do bushings again. What a huge PITA.
I still need to get it aligned, but my quick spin around the block was pretty awesome. The ride is much more compliant, without losing any sharpness in handling feel.
I'll update once I have the car aligned.
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For me it was a pretty straight foward job. Only took me a full day. The plus side was that my car has no rust, and I used my air tools. A $10 three jaw puller from HF made it go even quicker.
Would I do it again? I don't think I have a choice because my brother needs to replace his bushings too.
Would I do it again? I don't think I have a choice because my brother needs to replace his bushings too.
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For me it was a pretty straight foward job. Only took me a full day. The plus side was that my car has no rust, and I used my air tools. A $10 three jaw puller from HF made it go even quicker.
Would I do it again? I don't think I have a choice because my brother needs to replace his bushings too.
Would I do it again? I don't think I have a choice because my brother needs to replace his bushings too.
Get him a bucket of tools
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I did mine a month or two ago, and it was actually quite easy. I used the H-F manual press that Emilio lists on his site, and popped in some zerks. With threads like this one, I'm beginning to appreciate just how clean my '90 is. Pretty much every nut, bolt, and part under the car is clean and rust-free. Not my doing, it came to me like that.
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