JD Erisman
Well-Known Member
I've read a few posts on people struggling to get the one-piece strut rod bushing installed: using c-clamps, pounding on them etc... Maybe someone already posted this but I thought I would pass it on. I bought a brand new rubber set from Moog, made in the USA surprisingly. I first put some synthetic moly/graphite brake caliper grease on the inside lip of the bushing hole, then placed the bushings in a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes then carried the pan into the garage, put on some heavy rubber gloves that I had on the floor and ready, pulled out the bushing and with very little effort pushed them into the frame hole. Very easy and fast. I used the one-piece design because I also bought the multi-piece set from Moog, made in China, and did not like them, they didn't come with a center bushing and it appears as though the pieces would separate with repeated suspension pressure and age. When I disassembled the front suspension my car had a two-piece design already installed, I've had the car 30 years and knew it's history before I bought it so I have no idea when they were installed but they were a better design than Moog's new two-piece design but they were well beyond their life expectancy. I did not purchase a poly set of bushings because I don't like the extra harshness I've experienced with them in other suspension components, but I'm a "softer ride" kind of guy, no hard cornering for me...just straight line burn-outs for distance.
