[DeTomaso] Pantera East urethane A arm bushings installation

[Pantdino]

Joe, 

I cut off the smaller end. The purpose of this is just to expose the rubber portion so you can destroy it. You could cut off the larger end instead. 

Sorry, I already assemble the car again so I can’t measure that for you. 

You could just slide the stock bushing back into place and get the Pantera East bushings

Jim

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On Friday, January 19, 2018, Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:

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




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   Joe,

   I cut off the smaller end. The purpose of this is just to expose the
   rubber portion so you can destroy it. You could cut off the larger end
   instead.
   Sorry, I already assemble the car again so I canat measure that for
   you.
   You could just slide the stock bushing back into place and get the
   Pantera East bushings
   Jim
   Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
   On Friday, January 19, 2018, Joseph F. Byrd,
   Jr. <[1]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:

     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
     -----Original Message-----
     From: DeTomaso [[2]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
     On Behalf Of Pantdino via DeTomaso
     Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 23:43 PM
     To: [3]MikeLDrew at aol.com; [4]julian_kift at hotmail.com
     Cc: [5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     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

References

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   3. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   4. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   5. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com