In a message dated 10/5/2005 9:36:00 AM Central Standard Time,
ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
> >I don't recall for certain but I don't think the metal bushings are long
> >enough to be clamped between the mounting ears and held stationary forcing
> the
> >rotation to be between the bushing and the poly mount and not the bolt
> shaft
> >to bushing.
>
> If true, that would definitely be a problem. However on the ones I have
> (not
> yet installed), the metal tube has 'teeth' to bite into the mounting ears
> and
> keep the tube from rotating on the bolt. I don't think the tube is longer
> than
> the bushing, but the bushing will compress slightly on installation so the
> tube
> will be firmly clamped.
>
Everytime I've installed poly bushings I've tightened the nuts up tight. If
they weren't claming onto the sleeve I would not have been able to move the
suspension afterwards but in every cas I was able to easily move it through its
range.
Dave (Full poly on the TR6 and almost full on the TR8)
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