<VV> Strut Rod Bushings

[Bryan Blackwell]

I watched a club member do his with a big bolt, nut, and a stack of  
washers to pull it together.  Later on, I did some sway bar bushings  
the same way, see:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/bushings.html

--Bryan

On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:21 PM, David George wrote:

> Hi folks. Haven't posted a query in a while, but I have one for you  
> now. I have had my 65 convertible up on stands for the winter to do  
> a clean up of the engine bay and underside, an engine swap, and a  
> partial rear suspension rebuild (new coils and shocks). After  
> degreasing the trans and diff, I discovered that the inner strut  
> rod bushings have long since gone to the big junk yard in the sky.  
> Today, I pulled the strut rods, coils and shocks (luckily no broken  
> bolts and no squiched body parts). I have some aftermarket rubber  
> bushings with the steel outers to replace my old ones. My question  
> is, since I do not own a press or have easy access to one at the  
> moment, what tips or tricks can anyone give to get the old ones out  
> and the new ones in? I'm looking for a home remedy. Have been  
> thinking about various ways...c-clamps, a bottle jack, etc..., but  
> I'd like to do this correctly the first time and without hurting  
> the new bushings or any of my own parts. Any help would be greatly  
> appreciated. Thanks!