Got something done this weekend
03-04-2013, 03:07 PM
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That is probably a good reason to just replace with new bushings right away before the old ones are showing excessive wear. I know mine are likely original and I will be doing them soon.
03-04-2013, 03:20 PM
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Hmm, Jeff, you got a gerbil farm going on in there?
03-04-2013, 03:25 PM
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03-04-2013, 09:20 PM
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You can 'test' your installed rack bushings with a flashlight and a helper. Place your eyeballs on the floor behind the inside edge of a front tire, looking forward and up. Engine off. Have your heper pull the steering wheel right then left. Tired bushings will let the end of the rack move up and down a little as pressure is changed. You can get your fingers into the clamped space in the crossmember to feel the movement.
We've changed bushings on a couple cars that have dry bottom sides, and the existing were probably fine to leave in service. They were replaced anyway. Others that have been exposed to oil from engine or power-steering leakage have been soggy/rotted and needed replacement without question. 928's newer than ten years old probably don't need these replaced. The rest deserve the replacements just to eliminate the variable. IMHO anyway.
We've changed bushings on a couple cars that have dry bottom sides, and the existing were probably fine to leave in service. They were replaced anyway. Others that have been exposed to oil from engine or power-steering leakage have been soggy/rotted and needed replacement without question. 928's newer than ten years old probably don't need these replaced. The rest deserve the replacements just to eliminate the variable. IMHO anyway.
