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Well I got the old bushing out without any trouble...
I then installed the new bushing... again no problem... But I can't get that sleeve in their! I tried my small vice, but its just pushing the bushing out of the shock... I tried lubing it with dish soap, grease, and motor oil... I can get it about half way in and no more... Any advice? Black 2005 Std. Cab SWB Dodge Ram 1500 - Aeroturbine AT3030 dumped, Bilstein 5125 shocks front and rear, True Flow CAI, Superchips 3815, 2" T-Bar crank, 35x12.50 Toyo M/T's on stock 20's, 180* Thermostat, Taylor 8mm shorty wires, Black Chrome shorty antenna     |
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"Mike" VP Ohio Chapter Truck of the Month October 2007  |
I used different size sockets and used dielectric grease and put the bushing in the sleeves first and then the sleeve into the shock,it takes some time but go slow.
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Off-Road Suspension Consultant  |
 You can use white lithium grease, too. Make sure you keep the inside of the bushing (where the sleeve goes) clean and only lube the outside of the bushing. Push the sleeve into the bushing, and then push them both part of the way into the shock eyelet. Put small pieces of plywood on either side of the bushing & sleeve / eyelet and clamp it in the vise (this will distribute the pressure across the ends of the bushing and the eyelet). Then work the shock back and forth as you crank down on the vise and press the bushing into place.'03 Black SLT QC SWB 4x4 Off-Road -- 35 x 12.50 Dick Cepek FCII's on 17 x 9 Centerline Dorsals -- AirAid Intake System w/ AMSOIL synthetic filter -- Comp 260 cam -- Manley springs, retainers, & pushrods -- JBA Cat-4ward mids -- Borla cat-back exhaust --Superchips -- Mark VIII e-fan w/ FK60 -- 8.2mm Taylors-- 180 deg t-stat -- AMSOIL -- Torsion bar lift (re-keyed) -- Bilstein 5125 shocks (BE5-6140-T5 front / BE5-6248-H5 rear) -- Hella Black Magics -- bunch of other stuff Coming soon: Rough Country X-Lift up front, Deaver progressive leaf springs in back, and longer Bilsteins all around. "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill HTC Titan killer   |
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