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Old 05-17-2005, 11:27 AM
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My experience...

Do one side at a time to keep the sub frame from moving much out of position.. Regarding pressing the bushings out, I couldn’t get my fat fingers into the area to thread the rod so I stacked washers and put a flat piece of aluminum on top. When I lifted the side it wouldn’t come out so I sprayed PB Blaster and lifted and lowered 3 times and the bushing popped out. Seating them was another matter. I could not use the tool to seat them so I coated the bushing with Silglide, a silicon paste, and tried to seat the bushing. It didn’t seat all the way but I pressed the bolt with a bottle jack and it threaded nicely. When I torque the bolt it seated acceptably but didn’t look bottomed out like the old one. After completing the job I am very happy with the results. When I changed the differential mount I had trouble getting a socket on it (I had to cut one down) because of the spare tire carrier interference. If anyone knows the right tool, please let us know.
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