control arm bushings

[scirocco at powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

If you are installing rubber bushings, yes, you press them in.  You press 
the old ones out too, but there are some ways to make this easier- drill 
holes through the bushing with a drill so it will compress more or slice 
the lip of the bushing that sticks out of the control arm(though the first 
one will help more).  Spraying it down with some type of lube probably 
wouldn't hurt either.  If you have access to a good press I wouldn't do 
anything but press them right out.
As far as poly bushings, the ones I've seen were two piece so you didn't 
have to press them in; they slid right in.  But I don't know if that is 
standard or not.

John C. Worden
Bucksport, Maine

'98 Dakota 4x4-
'86 Scirocco 8V-
'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
'78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.  (stripped and on top of 40" 
sawhorses)
'89 Polaris Indy Deluxe


At 07:02 AM 9/24/03 -0400, Derrick Floyd wrote:

>I'm putting control arm bushings, ball joints, and strut mounts in my 
>scirocco 16v and I wanted to know what's the best way of going about 
>it.  No one at my current job has worked on old sciroccos before. Do I 
>press the new bushings into the control arm or they just slide in?  I'm 
>looking at poly bushings and stock bushings.  I can get both for about the 
>same price so I was wondering what was your guys experience with 
>them.  Please reply so I know which ones to order Friday and how would be 
>the best way to install them.
>
>Also I plan on changing the right passenger side motor mount and I wanted 
>to know what's the best way of going to replace it?  I'm buying a complete 
>bracket with a new mount installed.  Do I have to take the timing belt and 
>everything off to replace it or is there a easier way?
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