Strut rod bushing removal

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  1. fixmer

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    Maybe I'm just having a bad afternoon, but is there a trick to removing Mav ('71) strut rod bushings? I got the rods out, but I can only spin the bushings and washers...and they don't seem to be going anywhere!!! :mad:

    Also, do the available replacement bushing kits come with new washers (the big ones that cover rubber bushings)? I'd like to know before I start grinding on them if I can't figure something else out.

    Thanks,

    Denny Fixmer
     
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    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    They are in two halves ... Remove the metal sleeve going through the center and they should fall out ..
     
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    The inner metal sleeve was flared on each end, so I just had to "unflare" one end with a screwdriver and chisel to remove it.

    Thanks
     
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    The washers should be included.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    my bushings came with the washers on them....wrong side out :slap: ... i had to flip them over (y) ...frank...

    jerry, are you and the bride going to make ...moltrie swap meet this year?...the weekend before thanksgiving...
     
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    Thanks for the help and info
     
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    :D I didn't have to do any of that, mine were so bad they fell off! :eek:
     
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    Mine were labeled as to front & rear. Got 'em at NAPA...
     
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