Elephant Racing rubber control arm bushing replacement kit installation, porsche 911/914. This video demonstration shows how easy it is to installed the kit.
Porsche 911 Rubber control arm bushing replacement installation
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Good job.
Why is he using soap and not grease?
Soap would work just fine. It’s a fatty acid, and in this case liquid at
room temperature. While it does have water in it, chemically it will remain
liquid and stable even at slightly higher temperatures, like the pressure
from the weight of the car combined with the flexing of the suspension.
There is no salt in soap, *827rover, so get your facts straight. Silicone
grease is the better alternative, but not necessary.
how would the bushing “squeeze” out? I don’t see how that would be possible
good video instruction. I’ve got to replace some awkward control arm bushes
on a Citroen Xantia. As the arm is curved it makes it difficult to hold in
a press. I’m hoping to use a similar clamp as used in your video to push on
the bush although it has a metal sleeve surrounded by rubber. It’s the
sleeve which is proving a b*tch to remove.
I think you’re right, poly bushings have a reputation for being noisy since
they don’t compress. A lot of people actually drill a hole in the sleeve
and install a grease nipple to cut back on the noise.
I would imagine they wouldn’t want the area to remain slick. Soap should
dry up and stick, grease would take a long time to reach a hard dry state.
Like they say – ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ – I say… Well Done!
Where do you buy the bushings kit including the tools. I never see the
tools come with. stop tool pilot tool. Thank you.
The rubber seat between the flange on the mount and flange on the arm can
squeeze out, picture those rubber bumpers on shock mounts. You tighten them
and they mushroom a bit. That’s what squeezes out. Not the bushing from the
mount.
Good vid. I dont own, nor ever want to own a Porsche but i like the
instructional vid. Do you think he jerks it with that same soap? I would.