As mentioned elsewhere I ended up buying new front lower control arms, but I still wanted poly bushings. After the fun of getting the rubber ones out and cleaning up the shells, I pressed in the smaller of the two bushings using a rubber mallet and then a c-clamp.
However, with the bushing pressed in, it appears to have lengthened, a la squeezing a tube except at the end. While outside of the arm the bushing and inner shell were both exactly 3.0", I'd say the bushing is now a 1/4 inch or so longer, which makes it too long to even fit that side of the arm into the k-member.
Has anyone else come across this? Any suggestions?
However, with the bushing pressed in, it appears to have lengthened, a la squeezing a tube except at the end. While outside of the arm the bushing and inner shell were both exactly 3.0", I'd say the bushing is now a 1/4 inch or so longer, which makes it too long to even fit that side of the arm into the k-member.
Has anyone else come across this? Any suggestions?
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