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WARNING!! to 1st time cone bushing mechanics 900

I just did the same cone bushing job twice on my 940. Starkie told me what to expect and told me to be prepared to do a little chiseling and scraping but I didn't listen well enough. After completing the second side, a visual inspection left me uncomfortable. I did not like the way the new inbound bushing was seated, so I took it back apart, only to find that the metal I chiseled the old rubber off of was not a part of my car but the entire shroud of the old bushing! A little more persuading and it peeled out of there like a banana peel. Amazing how easy it was this time to line up the back of the arm when I swung it up in place. What could I do next but go back to the other side and wouldn't you know, I had the same problem. It takes no time at all to remove the arm and old bushings but the moral of this story is to spend alot more time chiseling, scraping, cleaning and fitting the new bushings than the entire rest of this job could ever take. Hope my blunder becomes some useful advice for someone who has not done this job but was planning on doing so someday. Larry






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