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STRUT ROD BUSHINGS #269502 03/28/09 12:17 PM 03/28/09 12:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	i was looking at my strut rod bushings and they are shot.....just ordered new ones...poly...whats the best way to do this job....any helpful tips would be great....thanks

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269503 03/28/09 12:36 PM 03/28/09 12:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	You'll be putting car on stands and backing the torsion bars off and sliding them backwards for one thing. Lower arm pivot nuts will have to be removed and backed outta there also.

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: buildanother] #269504 03/28/09 04:06 PM 03/28/09 04:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	Quote: You'll be putting car on stands and backing the torsion bars off and sliding them backwards for one thing. Lower arm pivot nuts will have to be removed and backed outta there also. do i have to remove the lower control arms or can i just pry them back enough to slide rods out??

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269505 03/28/09 07:16 PM 03/28/09 07:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	You might be able to slide them back just enough to drop the control arm end of strut first, then wiggle the front out of k frame. Of course, you'll be taking that 3/4 inch nut off the strut first. Those are usually stuck in there a little and may have to be knocked loose.

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: buildanother] #269506 03/28/09 09:59 PM 03/28/09 09:59 PM
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manymopars enthusiast M Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 247 Sterling Conn	You will also have to disconnect your front shocks from the lower control arms along with the front sway bar links and lower ball joints

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: manymopars] #269507 03/28/09 10:35 PM 03/28/09 10:35 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	If your strut rod bushings are shot, I bet the lower control arm bushings are shot too.......and since you have to pull the lower arms out to change the strut rod bushings, now's the time to change the lower control arm bushings.....

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS #269508 03/28/09 11:37 PM 03/28/09 11:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	guys thanks for your help....sounds like i am in for some fun

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269509 04/09/09 11:11 PM 04/09/09 11:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	question on the bushings.....the beveled side goes out to the washer....right??.....also did you have to cut the bushing on the beveled side to make it work ....looks fat compared to whats left of the old bushings

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269510 04/10/09 09:47 AM 04/10/09 09:47 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	Quote: question on the bushings.....the beveled side goes out to the washer....right??.....also did you have to cut the bushing on the beveled side to make it work ....looks fat compared to whats left of the old bushings

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269511 04/10/09 10:21 AM 04/10/09 10:21 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada D dirtybee super stock
dirtybee super stock D Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada	i didn't do this as i have a b body but it's interesting. http://users.erols.com/mathewg/bushings.html

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269512 04/10/09 11:34 AM 04/10/09 11:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,533 Indiana F Fury Fan master
Fury Fan master F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,533 Indiana	I had to thin mine on the belt sander to make them work. This was on a c-body, though. Parts I seek: driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set 16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better. 69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields Send a PM.

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: Fury Fan] #269513 04/10/09 10:45 PM 04/10/09 10:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	it seems that the b-body is the only one that doesnt have to trim them....

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: GEORGE68HEMIRR] #269514 04/11/09 08:59 AM 04/11/09 08:59 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,377 Back In Iowa B belv2vert66 pro stock
belv2vert66 pro stock B Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,377 Back In Iowa	WOW what timing. This place never ceases to amaze me. I have been fighting this issue all week. I just figured I had the wrong bushings. Pics later.

Re: STRUT ROD BUSHINGS [Re: belv2vert66] #269515 04/14/09 11:44 PM 04/14/09 11:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y. G GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street
GEORGE68HEMIRR OP super street G Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 878 hudson valley n.y.	well i got back into it and was a piece of cake...took off the nuts off the strut rod,released torsion bar adjuster,removed rear torsion bar clip,removed lower control arm nut,poped upper ball joint,pryed back control arm which slide back the torsion bar in the socket and bingo...out came the strut rod....wasnt bad at all

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