Can these things be more of a pain in the butt? Bought the complete kit from the Fierostore and I am installing it now. Doing the front lower control arms now. Dang it Spent the last 20 minutes putting one in and still cant get the darn cap on the end. The ends are perfectly clean too. Any easier way to do it? Using a c clamp and a piece of flat metal to try to press them in and still end up pounding the sucker in. This sucks. Any tips would be appreciated. + to all that respond. HIOSILVER
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DanielKJenkins Member
Posts: 439 From: Denison, TX USA Registered: Jun 2003
Be careful, if you set one side of the arm on the ground and pound on the other, you WILL bend the arm. Sometimes freezing the bushings can help, as well as coating the inside of the hole with some grease. Good luck!
Well, I don't know about the control arm ones... but I did have to press in the bushings for the cradle, which I can't imagine being too much different... What I did was get a 10" C-clamp or so, and a 2" hole saw, and pushed the bushing into the cradle with the hole saw on the other end to get it all the way in. Hope that makes sense.
oh, I needed to put a pipe on the end of the c-clamp deal in order to turn it... it was a tiiiight fit
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buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13606 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
Went in like..... this is a family forum so I better not say Anyways, it works great and is fairly cheap. If you have a store near you, I think they are on sale for like $29.99. I am lucky enough to have a Harbor Frieght about 10 miles away. OK, I'm a lot poorer because of them, so maybe it's not a good thing. The best thing you can do is use a lot of grease and I would try the freezing thing also. Might work. Hope this helps.
Went in like..... this is a family forum so I better not say Anyways, it works great and is fairly cheap. If you have a store near you, I think they are on sale for like $29.99. I am lucky enough to have a Harbor Frieght about 10 miles away. OK, I'm a lot poorer because of them, so maybe it's not a good thing. The best thing you can do is use a lot of grease and I would try the freezing thing also. Might work. Hope this helps.
Went in like..... this is a family forum so I better not say Anyways, it works great and is fairly cheap. If you have a store near you, I think they are on sale for like $29.99. I am lucky enough to have a Harbor Frieght about 10 miles away. OK, I'm a lot poorer because of them, so maybe it's not a good thing. The best thing you can do is use a lot of grease and I would try the freezing thing also. Might work. Hope this helps.
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webbee Member
Posts: 1149 From: Los Angeles, Ca. USA Registered: Jun 2000
I heard that burnin the old bushings out can warp the metal...but then again Ill probably end up doing that myself cause it seems so easy...BTW great pics....
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wetpoop Member
Posts: 921 From: Baltimore Maryland USA Registered: Feb 2004
Just wondering.... Those who have installed polly to suspension and/or cradle, do you notice a huge difference in the harshness of the overall ride quality??? I'm sure it handles better but does it ride hard? I installed polly bushings to my dogbone (both 4 and 6 cyl) and noticed a considerable difference in vibration. Thanks!!!
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jstricker Member
Posts: 12956 From: Russell, KS USA Registered: Apr 2002
I don't notice much ride difference at all from GOOD rubber bushings.
As to installing, when you press the bushings into the arms or cradle, you ARE removing the center sleeve first, aren't you? If you leave the center sleeve in when you press them, the are a real PITA. Take the sleeve out, put the bushings in, then put the sleeves back in. I've done 4 cars now with poly and never had to fight it like you're talking about except on the first one I did where I left the sleeves in when I tried to install it in the first one.
The only other reason I can think of is that you just don't have your sleeves cleaned out well enough.
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FieroMGDriver Member
Posts: 961 From: Concord, NC USA Registered: Nov 2001
I agree with jstricker. I just finished a total poly install, and I almost did it without a press. Make sure you lube them up real nice (oooh, la la!) and push the poly in by itself. Then slide the inner sleeve into the poly. Very easy.
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aaronrus Member
Posts: 870 From: bradenton, FL USA Registered: Nov 2003
I heard that burnin the old bushings out can warp the metal...but then again Ill probably end up doing that myself cause it seems so easy...BTW great pics....
hahah, are you kidding? its f-ing steel.. unless you can get flame up a few thousand more degrees, you aint melted anything but rubber buddy.
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Lambo nut Member
Posts: 4442 From: Centralia,Missouri. USA Registered: Sep 2003
I think "My-Fiero" has it right on. However, if you think you're having fun pressing the bushing into the lower control arm, just waituntil you try and put the lower contol arm back on the car and try to line up the bolts. The only thing I can tell you is to put plenty of grease on the chassis and give yourself about 3 times as much time as you think you might need. Oh, and have a beer or six on hand. Believe me, you'll need them.
Thanks Aus! 
Anyways, it works great and is fairly cheap. If you have a store near you, I think they are on sale for like $29.99. I am lucky enough to have a Harbor Frieght about 10 miles away. OK, I'm a lot poorer because of them, so maybe it's not a good thing. 
The best thing you can do is use a lot of grease and I would try the freezing thing also. Might work. Hope this helps.
