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03-08-2011 02:11 PM #1
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Info on changing all suspension bushings and
wondering what the lastest info is and if there is a good service manual on this subject. I spent some time in search....just seems like all of it is dated....and I`m concerned things or info has been updated. I really want to do this. I`m going on 8 years of ownership and I still love this car.
Take care,
Lane
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03-08-2011 02:13 PM #2
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03-09-2011 02:44 AM #3
Contact me offline. I don't want to post links
that cross-pollinate the boards and irritate the hosts. I have a rear trailing arm exchange program with an uprated bushing from Phoenix, plus info on the rest of the bearings/bushings. It's all straighforward press work except the rear wheel bearings.
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03-09-2011 01:43 PM #4
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03-10-2011 02:30 AM #5
Dunno; I'm not the urethane expert, don't know
how much flex is demanded. On first glance, if there were no NVH considerations, why would any flex be needed? Wheel alignment geometry benefits from the opposite. I've joked for years about these cars lacking the fixed wheelbase option, assumed that anything mounted in rubber is for ride comfort and noise reduction, not precision.
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03-10-2011 10:49 AM #6
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03-10-2011 01:30 PM #8
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Then let's ask the experts, shall we?
One thing that sets this board apart from all others - we cite, not guess. You'll notice a bunch of springy things in the diagrams, so perhaps everybody should stick with stock rubber bushings and avail themselves to about $500 million in design wisdom.
Set your browser to autoreduce/fit JPEGs - these are scanned at 100% just in case somebody wishes to box them up into a single PDF and repost with sufficient resolution(cough, cough).
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03-10-2011 09:33 PM #9
Viola!
ok, all of 'em are in this PDF. Mark's right, it is a ridiculous size so please make sure to RIGHT CLICK and "save as"...
MWrench PDF
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03-12-2011 12:12 PM #10
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03-12-2011 03:50 PM #11
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03-14-2011 09:17 AM #12
Very informative, so........
I would agree then that some type of flexible joint is used in that front mounting on the rear trailing arms, and that is why I opted for a urethane replacement, so that it will react very similarly to a NEW rubber mount, but slightly stiffer than the original as is the CSi bush when new.
This is the reason that I have dismissed the use of a spherical bearing type joint in this position as seems to be the current trend.
8Tech.
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03-14-2011 11:56 AM #13
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03-24-2011 04:27 PM #15
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03-26-2011 06:14 PM #16
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09-24-2011 02:08 AM #17
Taking 840 in to Hendrick next week.
Hello Lane,
Hope you are doing well. I am looking into replacing bushings, joints and links on my eight also. Going with all factory including shocks. Taking the car in for an estimate on what actually is worn and how much the whole job will cost. Will keep you posted!
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10-21-2011 02:52 AM #18
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