Re: [Amc-list] Replacing strut-rod bushing

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

What I know/remember about the one piece ones is they are a bear to install.
IMHO, not worth the trouble, My brother wrestled some in and they too failed in fairly short order. 
  I just realized while digging thru reciepts looking for my battery warranty that my car has been on the road under my possesion since 98. I bought new rubber bushings an dinstalled them at that time, they have soem cracking taking place but are still good. So up to that point they still made decent rubber bushings.
 I bought a total poly kit for mine and have the poly bushings from it on the shelf. I'll probably give them a try when the rubber ones fail.
  IIRC, correctly roads are pretty level and smooth out that area. I'd consider trying a set of black polys if I couldn't get rubber ones in a decent time fram and needed them.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
> <snip>
> > You might consider replacing the front half of the bushing with a
> > urethane, and use the rubber in the rear. I drive my Hornet 20K a year
> > or so and today's strut bushings are all made from crap, even the Moog
> > part deforms. I have to re-set toe every 6 - 9 months as the rubber
> > deforms with time. (I even made an elaborate heat shield to protect the
> > drivers side from exhaust heat, so it's not that.) Tires are scrubbing
> <snip>
> 
> What's your experience been with the one piece bushings? At least from 
> the illustrations I've seen, it looks like that's what's available now. 
> The passenger side bushing is missing big chunks so I need to do 
> something. When it was aligned last year, the alignment guy wasn't 
> willing to mess with the strut rods due to the condition of the bushings 
> (he did get the car to track pretty well all things considered). In any 
> case, it doesn't look like anyone stocks the bushings around me so I'll 
> have fun with replacing the turn signal switch while I'm getting 
> bushings ordered.
> 
> Also, having to align the car every 6 months doesn't sound too out of 
> the ordinary. I was getting my 96 Ram aligned about every 10,000 miles 
> (which was about every 6-9 months). I have yet to find out how well the 
> 07 Ram holds an alignment.
> 
> Matt
> 
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