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rear bushings? time? 200

posted by  benglar on  Wed Jan 22 18:13 CST 2003
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Rear trailing arm bushings (big ones on the axle) have to be done on the car. You can rent or make a tool to replace them, which takes just over an hour (if lucky, much longer and many swear words if unlucky). (I made the tool -- search the archives for URL with directions -- wasn't hard, cost about $40.)

However, all other rear bushings are on arms that can be taken off the car and brought to a good suspension shop for replacement. I paid about $80 for rear bushing replacements off the car. And I know for a fact that the suspension shop had trouble with them: at 10:30PM I talked via phone with the not-very-pleased mechanic. But they were ready the next morning!

Other posts say you need a 20-ton hydraulic press to replace the bushings. Seemed practical for me to take it to a good suspension shop.

The car will need an alignment after any suspension work, of course.
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-- Bruce / '82 244 (315k miles!), '86 745, '87 760Ti, '94 854






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