Peter,
I've read that boiling the poly bushings in hot water for at least an
hour will soften them enough to make them pliable and easier to install
and do the bushings no harm. I can't say for sure if this works or not
because I have'nt done it but I would wear gloves to handle them after
boiling!
Good luck,
Lenny Seidman
Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> My current project involves replacement of the front engine seal and
> gaskets. While in there I will replace the timing chain as well. On top
> of that, I want to finally install the polyurethane steering rack mount
> bushings I have had sitting around since summer. This is what my
> question is about...
>
> The Bentley manual suggests using a special tool to "spread" the
> steering rack when changing the mounts in order to compress the rubber
> to a certain spec before tightening down the u-bolts. I certainly do not
> have the tool from the Bentley manual. The VTR web site offers an
> interesting sounding alternative
> (http://www.vtr.org/maintain/tr6-steering-rack.html) to the special
> tool.
>
> All the other bushings I replaced on my car were much much softer (they
> were all stock rubber) than the new poly ones. The poly bushings are
> hardly compressible at least to the bare hand, while the rubber ones I
> replace are definitely soft to the touch. Assuming the stock rack mounts
> vs. poly rack mounts presents no exception to this observation, will the
> compression technique be required on the poly bushings? The above
> article mentions that for solid alloy mounts (something I don't want)
> the compression would not be required.
>
> Thanks as usual,
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
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Lenny Seidman
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
email: lseidman@erols.com
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