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- After a lot of searching, I found a lot of discussion and debates for how to install new bushings into old eyelet shocks. After applying what I learned on many of the forums and unsuccessfully achieving my objective, I decided to create a VOD for others who are looking for a better mouse trap. I'm sure many people have come to this same conclusion but just haven't put it to video... enjoy.
I watched your video with my morning coffee.....and now I can confidently go change the bushings on my shocks with the confidence that I know what to do! You saved me a day of struggling and swearing, for sure! Appreciate your video very very much!! Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this vid!
damn almost 12 years later and this is still one of the most helpful tips i could find in a google search for suspension bushings, awesome!
Hi Folks, I've been getting some great feedback on this and just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your kind remarks. - Regards
Brilliant video thanks, I'm shocked you don't have no car repair videos on your channel. You did a great job and I think you should carry on uploaded vids on how to do repairs on vehicles your channel will grow. Easy straight forward to understand. Even those grannies sitting there knitting will be able to understand this video and how to do this themselves 😂, DIY style
Man, I've spent over 3 hrs trying to get my new energy suspension bushings into my new shocks...your video just saved me from more aggravation...thnk u.
Great thinking! I've got a set of Progressive 412's that need new bushings, and this is exactly what I was looking for.
Hi Jim, I have been working on Airliners for 30 years and you just showed an old, fat going blind dog a new trick!
Brilliant. Working on an old Shovelhead and this is gonna save so much time when I get to that point.
best youtube tip ive got so far...worked like a charm on my jeep, even im pressed a few people at the hobby shop i worked at...thanks
Thanks for your video, It became quite handy, today I repaired my car's rear shock which snaped out in an accident. And also I used dishwashing liquid as lubricant and instead of the clamp I used an old bearing's outer shell on other side of the shock's eye and it's done even withot the hammer.
Still helping 9 years after the fact , nice video
Great video. Excellent tip for Shadetree mechanics who don't have specialized tools. Thanks for sharing!
I was stuck until this... Thank You.
Thanks Jim. I have to do this to 4 shocks on the weekend and your technique looks like even I can do it!
How did it work out man?
@@nathanielselvidge4157 Perfect. Had to carefully hacksaw the inside of the old bushes to get them out but no great problem.
Thanks for this! I was struggling to come up with a way of getting the damn bushes into the housing. This method worked a treat, and was so easy! Thanks!
Did you keyframe the ratchet movements lol that’s impressive for 12 years ago !
Thanks for sharing this it has saved me making a tapered collar in the cnc lathe. Almost over engineered this 😂
Can you please slap 90% of the posters out there who insist the video is about them and not about the job at hand. Great Job, Outstanding information. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks brother. I hear ya, gets frustrating trying to find someone out there just cut to the chase.
Excellent tip - Thanks! I will definitely be trying this on my Koni's! Looks straight forward and pretty fool-proof!
I came across this looking for something else and found it useful. Very nice tutorial. Thanks.
Thank you for making this video. I’ve been trying to figure this out a couple days
Great video helped me out with my qa1's thank you sir!
You just saved me a great deal of time working on this. Next time I replace mine (which will be soon) I will reference this video. Thanks a bunch dude!
Excellent video, man. Thanks for coming up with this elegant solution!
Why would someone dislike this. This is great! Thanks mate
I knew I wasn’t alone on this one!
THANK YOU! I was using a 20-ton press to no avail. I'll try this tomorrow as soon as I get the hardware, but it looks easy!
Thank-you. I have to replace the shock eyelets on my Jeep suspension. real helpful video !!
Thanks Jim there's a great video great idea I'm glad you posted this I've been struggling all day with this We'll let you know as soon as I get one in
Thanks all for your great feedback. It obviously left a little to be desired in terms of production value but hey, I wasn't shooting for best film award ;) I'm real glad my hours of frustration before coming to this conclusion paid off... as I'm sure some of you can attest to. Thanks again!
Finally a vid on how to do this. You are the man!
Good video and no need to buy expensive tools to fit them 👍
Thanks for sharing, simple and brilliant idea!
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for posting this video, I will be using this trick soon.
Great vid straight to the point no bullshit very helpful, cheers
Nice idea and will save me some time on my Jeep. Thanks
Excellent . Thanks. I am trying to replace my 94 S500 Mercedes bushings , but of course you can't buy them anywhere????? After I cut and hammered and chisled and swore to get the old ones out , .......My fault for not checking first about replacement bushings.. BUT great tips !!!!!
Useful video. Thank you!
Wow 😎 super cool idea, you are genius man, thanks for sharing
Very innovative big man👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That’s another way to do it. I’ve been doing it with small socket/big socket in a vice.. that’s the way I change universal joints on driveshafts, and that’s how I remove the bushings from shocks, big socket- little socket, and a vice..i’m going to change the top bushing on my Yamaha royal star venture shock..
now all I need, is to find a place/parts store that will supply me with a bushing if I give them the dimensions of the old one..
Thanks, Jim, much appreciated!
the mother of invention...well done
Thanks Jim- you the man
Great job worked for me perfect. Thanks
Brilliant. I am sure this will help me with by MG TD bushes. Many thanks. Stephen
Thanks for sharing. Amazing how far a little common sense and grease will take you
Good problem solving skills
I appreciate that great video thank you!
Thanks, just did mine.
great job!!! great thinking 100-100
Thank you. Necessity is the mother of invention they say… I had a lot of necessity that weekend LOL!
Good idea bro 👍
Good idea, will try it today
Smart thinking! stabilized my brain.
You sir are a genius
Thanks. very helpful.
Brilliant thanks for the video
Terrific!
Beautiful. I love you! Thank you sooo much!
That was easy that man i am going to try that right now
Wow awesome!!!
Wow thanks!!
You are a GENIUS!!!!
Pretty cool trick
Great idea.
Thanks man you help me a lot
Thank u sir
I can’t believe I’m just seeing this old video now
excellent my man !!!!!!
Only thing I'd add... its supposed to be lubed. Use thugs that won't deteriorate or dry out rubber.
thanks!
Awesome! This helped me. Thanks
I don't have any silicone spray and the shock is still attached to the truck. Would this still work?
THANK YOU!!!
Great video! Thanks for the idea! I have some progressive bushing that look almost exactly like this. i'm sure this will save me alot of heartache and pain. lol
I need this for my front coils.. But where can I buy the blushing.. My coils are discontinued
Thaks.
Nice job.
You've great skills bro
awesome thanks!
GOAT
If every time we found a more efficient way of accomplishing something we shared this information freely.
The world would be informed and progress would be unstoppable.
Great video.
Never changed a bushing before in my life.
I'll be the one who swiftly accomplishes what others have repeatedly attempted and failed within the first try. And this video is to credit.
Just did my hydrolic lines too.. lol. Never did that either. First try. Done. Only problem is that I did them so fast that I didn't wait to put in my pressure actuated break indicator banjo bolt. Lol. So I got to take it apart and pumpy pumpy again.
Thanks sharing people. You make easy what others have stumbled with. That matters.
Fucking kitten videos and teenagers hopping around like horses. Give me a break. Give me FOOD FOR THOUGHT. GIVE ME INFORMATION.
Not to be a douche, but please dont hammer your eyelet on a metal bench. worst case is that you make permanent scratches, rather use a wooden block. But what a great method! ;)
Not bad advice but since the eyelet would be concealed by a big washer anyway and its under the vehicle, its not really a big deal. Also note I used a plastic dead-blow hammer, not a ball peen or the like. It was also hammered on my vice with the jaws opened wide enough to still hold the eyelet but still let the bushing pass through without damaging it.
Yep your right ;) And great tip!
How are you getting the pin through afterwards without ripping the rubber? I bezeled the edges also yet I’ve gone through two bushings
By "pin" are you referring to the bronze or steel sleeve that the bolt slides through? If you can't get yours back through the bushing without tearing up the rubber, you may have gotten the wrong size bushing. When buying bushings, there are several measurements that you need to be careful of; obviously the diameter and width of the eyelet, the outside shoulder size and width of the bushing, the eye (inside diameter) of the bushing. The sleeve should be the right size to fit that bushing eye. In some cases, like in mine, I had a large shoulder bolt and large flat washers on each side. The shoulder of a bolt is the smooth section before the threads start. Again, in my case, the bolt slid through the bushing and the bare shoulder rubbed against the eye of the bushing. The large flat washers on each side prevented it from moving and I had a nylon lock nut on the other side.
Where did you get replacement bushings? I am pulling shocks i put on 6 years ago, they are perfect but the bushings are all crusty.
Energy Suspension bushings, you can buy them through Jegs or Summit Racing, you'll need the specific diameter and depth (thickness) of the eyelet on the shocks.
@@JimNaeve You rock! Thanks! I will check summit out for em. Did you buy Poly? I don't think i wanna do rubber anymore
Go Clunker can’t go wrong with poly! Rubber is temporary.
Boil the bushing in hot water. It will become soft. Insert then let cool
Will this work just as well with hour glass shaped bushings ? Vic
You could of use the bench clamp to put it toguether.
I purchased Energy Suspension 9.8111G - graphite impregnated polyurethane bushings. Great product, you can pick them up just about anywhere, Summit Racing, Jegs, Street Side Auto. However, if you're looking for a source for bushings, even odd shaped or sized bushings, check this guy out. He's the gu-of-ru when it comes to bushings. He buys bulk direct from Energy Suspension and can mix and match to your specification - he's at suspension-dot-com Good luck!
brilliant!
Put some dry lube on the outside and then push it in with your hands. I just did that with 4 skyjackers.
tanks from iran👍
Why are my new strut bushings flattening
Genius! 😃
Awesome opossum
Cool
I personally have never tried it but there really isn't any reason it wouldn't work as far as I can tell.
Where did you get the bushings
I got them from Energy Suspension -- I called their support team and provided my dimensions, their technical support gave me the part number and I ordered them from either Summit or Jegs, can't recall now.
brilliant thanks
Would a press work?
Absolutely - I just didn't have one at the time and needed to get the job done. I shared this video for all those who also don't have a good press on hand so they could make it happen with stuff just laying around the garage (for the most part).
Spare 2x2 steel, weld together, use a car jack, vertical kind. Shop press right there.
I put my bushings with my jack,works easier.
i can't see it!!!