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I had both swing arms removed and brought to the garage,so they removed the old bushings.I had to be pushy because guy was skeptical about me being able to press the new ones in.He didn't even want to do it,so I had no choice.
I cleaned the surface of all the corroded aluminum and dirt,polished with some sand paper,it didn't need to be a fine one,just a 100 grid,I think.
After I started compressing the first bushing.You notice that it has that cut off portion.
I had some left over hose clamps(jubilee clamps) but they were too short,so I looped 2 into one and started compressing.I had a couple of clamps fail,because they weren't made of stainless steel,too soft,so the holder near the bolt broke.
I needed 3 clamps: one 1 1/2" away from the edge which gets pressed into the swing arm.The second one right in the middle bolt facing opposite direction from the first one. The third one close,for the rear bushing is a touch sticking out of the edge of the bushing,that makes a good anti-slip support for a socket,and for the rear bushing right at the edge,because a huge Home Depot washer goes on top of it and then the socket,otherwise it slips like hell.
Tips. I found out that using two smaller/shorter clamps looped works the best.It compresses that gap like crazy,while if the single clamp is used,there's way more resistance.Before you start placing the bushing into the swing arm hole,notch it with a metal file,that makes a huge difference.Home Depot washer 32xx(I am gonna check the item number in the morning) fits just perfectly for the front bushing and a 36mm socket has the perfect diameter for both rear and front.That washer isn't needed for the rear one at all.See the pictures.I used a gray anti–seize and hammered each bushing in let's say in 2 or 3 minutes excluding the time for undoing the clamps one by one as I was progressing.
Never mind the mess on my bench.
Also the last picture shows an anti–seize dripping from the bottom and not the chipped rim of the swing arm hole.
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