Diff Bushing Help
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Diff Bushing Help
Ok, so here's what happened. I pulled the diff bracket and pushed the old bushings out. That was a pain but it's done now. I have the Pettit hard bushings that I am putting in. Here's where I screwed up. I didn't look at the lips on the bushings to see that they are different thicknesses until after I already pressed them in. After trying several different ways to get them back out, I finally had to drill through 1 side of each set of bushings to get a screwdriver in there to push the other side out. You can see how that left the bushings in the picture. I also chipped part of the lip off on one of the bushing halves but it should affect anything.
My question is this: Does anyone think that the holes I drilled will compromise the integrity of the bushings to the point where I shouldn't use them? I would appreciate any thoughts and opinions on this.
Currently I'm leaning toward using them as they are and I just want to get a second opinion from you guys.
Thanks guys,
Jeremy
My question is this: Does anyone think that the holes I drilled will compromise the integrity of the bushings to the point where I shouldn't use them? I would appreciate any thoughts and opinions on this.
Currently I'm leaning toward using them as they are and I just want to get a second opinion from you guys.
Thanks guys,
Jeremy
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OK,
So I got the diff bushings installed as well as the trailing links from Pettit. The car feels much more composed now. I do notice more cabin noice but it doesn't bother me.
The thing that does bother me is that when I hit the brakes, I hear creaking and popping. Did I set it up wrong?
I'm going to get an alignment tomorrow. Is that noise normal or is something out of whack?
So I got the diff bushings installed as well as the trailing links from Pettit. The car feels much more composed now. I do notice more cabin noice but it doesn't bother me.
The thing that does bother me is that when I hit the brakes, I hear creaking and popping. Did I set it up wrong?
I'm going to get an alignment tomorrow. Is that noise normal or is something out of whack?
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