HawaiianH3 wrote:Changed out tranny fluid this weekend and thought about doing the bushing! Just wanna clarify again why the oem bolt could not be used? I have all the parts except for the bolt. Also still considering if the extra "shock" bushing "needs" to be added to the bottom portion of the lower bushing????
OEM bolt is not long enough with the shock bushing. If you do not use the shock bushing, the OEM bolt will be long enough. Before I destroyed something with my redneck fixes, I did the full on Bebe mod this weekend. Only thing I did different was added a 3/16" spacer under the lover bushing. Bebe's OEM washer is probably fine, but by putting something on the bottom that is a larger diameter of than the hole in the crossmember it will take any stress off that lower bushing if the force tries to pull it up through the crossmember. Is the bushing necessary? I don't know-- I discussed its merits with a buddy, and the results basically end with "inconclusive". I was going to leave it off, but added it in the end.
A word of warning to anyone attempting this. It apparently goes one of two ways. It's either like Bebe's where it just falls out, or it's like Rob and I where that outer sleeve is a daylong nemesis. Mine took a lot of PB blaster, fire, and cold water to finally break it out. A hint-- if you have a 36mm socket (spindle nut size), it will just barely fit the inside dimensions of the crossmember hole and allow you to at least start to knock it out.