new Tech tip

Added a new tip about installing V8 suspension bushings from Gerry to my site. It's a good one so y'all check it out

I never knew it was a problem, but thanks!! Mine slipped right in, but maybe I did something wrong!! I really appreciate you guys, (Chuck and Tony and whoever else I missed) that go to all the effort to keep up a website for us!! I know it take hours and doesn't make any money for you guys!! Just my way of saying thanks!!

Here Here. Their efforts and this bbs have been an invaluable service that has been, and continues to be a wonderful resource for this newbie (plus the friendly atmosphere and banter is lots of fun).

You know Chuck, all I do is put a slight taper on rubber of one end ofthe bushing. I lubercate the bushing and hole. Place the two in my vice and press it in. No washers, or sockets. I've never had a problem. I do hone the inside of the hole to get it smoother.

I tried it that way first without making a taper and the bushing wanted to go crooked all the time, plus the vice jaws messed up the new paint, not that it matters all that much because no one will ever see it. Lubing the bushing is the main thing. Without lube it wants to hang up. Also wonder if there is a bit of difference in the diameter of bushings that are sold. This might explain why some people have a harder time than others.

I always did it Gerry's way, only I just used two wrenches instead of a vice, and I'd lube them with whatever non-oil product was handy. Armor-all is OK, although I wonder about it drying the rubber later. Coca cola work nicely, and when it dries it helps 'em stick in there instead of moving around. Old trick for bicycle grips I carried over.

Bax, why are you worried about holding them in place? It's not like they can fall out. If they move, they move. A bit of grease on the shaft will make sure that no twist is transfered to the bushing

Gerry, I was kinda just thinking out loud there... you're right, the bushing isn't really going anywhere, but I suppose I was thinking (as far as I really thought it through) about avoiding any slop from the bushing shifting in the arm... but mostly it's because I usually have a coca-cola nearby when I do the job and it lubricates the bushing to get it in, doesn't harm the rubber, and (of least importance) is tacky later. Dish soap has the same attributes, but I usually have a coca cola closer.

It is, however, the best way to put handlebar grips on.

"It is, however, the best way to put handlebar grips on."

I believe that. I've tried RTV a couple of time and it just didn't work like I expected. Did get coke into a keyboard onec, and it became a sticky mess!

I use to squirt a little gas in them.

I haven't installed B V-8 bushings but every A-arm bushing I have installed, that were made like them, were meant for the rubber to do all the flexing and twisting. The only reason I lubed the shafts for my poly bushings is because they can't flex like rubber.

I always appreciate techtips from all sources, here is mine on the subject of V8 bushings. I put the bushings in the freezer for a couple of hours before I tried to install them. I honed the holes, lubed everything with dish soap, got the bushings started straight and put them in a vice. Squeezed them close, then put the appropriate size socket against the hole in the A arm and squeezed some more to center the bushing. Freezing the bushings was just enough to contract them for an easy fit.

Hairspray works

Matt, I've heard that one, too.. again, on bicycle grips. Always set on me before I got 'em in place.