| Porsche Enthusiasts Club Forum https://forums.tipec.net/ |
|
| How not to install new torsion mount bushes https://forums.tipec.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=22200 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | jaypee_6680 [ Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | How not to install new torsion mount bushes |
So I went to change the rear torsion arm bushes on my 944s yesterday. I had the whole rear suspension assembly off the car so removed the torsion mount and pressed the old bush out with my 10t hydraulic press. I then proceeded to install the new (OEM rubber) bush with said press, and after a lot of difficulty using various types of grease and silicon spray as a lube the aluminium torsion mount sheared at the bush insert when I had roughly 6T on pressure on it. There were no injuries thankfully, and I have a new torsion arm on order, but it does beg the question how do you press these in properly? Now I'm no novice with a press, I've literally pressed hundreds of rubber bushes in and out of suspension arms before, and the only force i was applying was on the rubber bush itself. So has anyone successfully pressed OEM bushes into torsion mounts? Or shall I give up and buy two piece polybushes? John |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|