Some of the shock bushings are just plain oversized for stuffing into
the frame tabs of a Spitfire. I've had decent luck using liberal
applications of spray silicone and putty knifes to get the bushing
started and moving up into position. But there have been a few times
where I've simply used the old shock bushings instead of the new ones.
>>> Scott Deakin <scott@deaks.net> 09/21/03 03:54PM >>>
Hi All,
I apologise for such a trivial question, but I am having a little
difficulty fitting some new shock absorbers - my 1500 failed it's MOT -
but thankfully only on the near-side rear shock - since I also had a
new
rear spring to be installed, I decided to fit two new shocks and the
spring at the same time. Everything came off okay - although liberal
use of a lump hammer and some wood did help somewhat - and the new
spring went in without too much trouble. Unfortunately, I cannot say
the same for the shocks. For some reason I keep fouling the rubber
bushes when I try to insert the upper part of the shock into the
chassis
so I cannot fit the bolt through the bush - essentially the bush folds
near the edges and even a serious amount of wiggling for about half an
hour did not seem to help. I eventually placed a jack under the shock
and and forced it in (bad idea probably - but I was running out of
patience) and it almost worked, but not quite.
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