[DeTomaso] Pantera East urethane A arm bushings installation

[Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.]

Thanks Jim.
   
Sort of now wish I had not started pressing out the outer sleeve.

Are you pressing the smaller flange through the bore of the outer sleeve or pressing from the end you just cut off.

(The smaller flange is what I am pressing on to push the outer sleeve out.)  

Would you be able to measure what the inside bore of that outer sleeve is once the rubber is removed.  I would like to know and add to my notes.

Joe

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Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera East urethane A arm bushings installation

Just replaced my bushings today with the ones from Pantera East.
Here are the steps:


1) cut off smaller metal flange of the stock bushing with reciprocating saw
2) you can now see the rubber portion of the bushing between the inner and outer sleeves. Drill multiple small holes in the rubber component of the factory bushing, parallel to the long axis. This destroys the integrity of the bushing
3) push out the inner sleeve of the stock bushing. The rubber comes with it
4) coat everything with the silicone grease supplied and slide the urethane portion of the new bushing into the outer sleeve of the stock bushing, which is still in place in the A arm
5) slide the inner sleeve of the new bushing into place


Literally takes maybe 10 minutes per bushing.


That's it.  No special tools or press needed, no danger of messing up the fairly frail A arm


I ordered another set to have on hand.


Jim Oddie