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    Rear sway bar bushing into shackle

    I need to replace the bushings (the ones which seat in the ball pins) in my rear sway bar shackles --- I have read the service manual description, but wondered if anyone could pass along their "real world experience" on accomplishing this task. I have the replacement bushings in hand, and at this point the sway bar is still bolted to the car. Thanks in advance,

    Bob
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    On my 1973 they went in fairly easily. I removed the swaybar and replaced all of the bushings at the same time. I cleaned them up and repainted them. One of the drop links original welds looked a little weak so I went over it with a mig welder. I knocked the old bushing out of the drop link with a hammer and screw driverThe new bushings went in easy using a vice. I used a pry bar to lever the ball into the socket bushing after I re-installed the swaybar.
    If you don't remove the swaybar, a good size pair of channel locks will work to squeeze the bushing into the drop link.

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    Did you push the "closed end" in first? And did you lubricate the bushing to help it push in to the shackle; and if so what did you use? Thanks,

    Bob

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    I always lube them liberally then pop them on with a large channel lock as described above. You can use wheel bearing grease, anti seize, vaseline etc. I have had some REALLY tight ones that I actually drilled a relief hole in the center of to allow some flex, and a spot for the trapped air to escape through.
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    I did this several months ago.

    To install into the shackle: lube with silicone grease and push open end first into shackle.
    To install onto ball: use a C-clamp and simply tighten until bushing seats onto ball. It's helpful to have an extra set of hands while tightening C-clamp to keep it from sliding off. I used my 9 year old.
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    Drop the bushing in some boiling water for a few moments and it will become much more pliable and easier to install.

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    Task accomplished -- bushings swapped out!!

    I followed your suggestions, but still a major bitch to get the bushings into the shackles, but in the end they finally popped into place. Pressing the bushings onto the two balls was almost anti-climatic -- they levered on pretty easily using a pry bar.

    Thanks so much for all of your help -- I could not have done it without your collective input.

    Bob

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