My ES poly torque arm bushing install , done the easy way........
03-16-2003, 07:06 PM
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My ES poly torque arm bushing install , done the easy way........ 1st I have got to say that the ES poly torque arm bushing is an excellent piece... No vibration after install...
I found a different, & easy for me, way to do the install...
Only remove the top nut, which will let the 'clamshell' open apart...
Use a dremmel with the fiber cutoff disc to remove the 2 rivets on the inner bracket which is still in place, mounted to the trans. Once the top of the 2 rivets are ground down, pop the thin metal piece with the rubber on it. Then just grind down the small amount of rivet left to make the bracket 'clean'...
I did this on rino-ramps...
Now do the same to the outer bracket on your workbench...
Install, 'hook' the outer bracket into the bottom of the inner bracket, pop the poly bushing in, then just start that top nut to hold the brackets together with the poly....
Ease the torque arm into the poly after greasing the end of the arm...
Now just tighten that top nut & the 2 big bolts at the other end of the arm....
After install it looks 'factory' as I didn't pop the other half of the rivets out...
I only used 1/2 of 2 fiber cutoff discs to do the job...
Dave
<small>[ March 17, 2003, 03:40 AM: Message edited by: 2000Firehawk ]</small>
I found a different, & easy for me, way to do the install...
Only remove the top nut, which will let the 'clamshell' open apart...
Use a dremmel with the fiber cutoff disc to remove the 2 rivets on the inner bracket which is still in place, mounted to the trans. Once the top of the 2 rivets are ground down, pop the thin metal piece with the rubber on it. Then just grind down the small amount of rivet left to make the bracket 'clean'...
I did this on rino-ramps...
Now do the same to the outer bracket on your workbench...
Install, 'hook' the outer bracket into the bottom of the inner bracket, pop the poly bushing in, then just start that top nut to hold the brackets together with the poly....
Ease the torque arm into the poly after greasing the end of the arm...
Now just tighten that top nut & the 2 big bolts at the other end of the arm....
After install it looks 'factory' as I didn't pop the other half of the rivets out...
I only used 1/2 of 2 fiber cutoff discs to do the job...
Dave
<small>[ March 17, 2003, 03:40 AM: Message edited by: 2000Firehawk ]</small>
03-17-2003, 01:42 AM
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Re: My ES poly torque arm bushing install , done the easy way........ What are ribets? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
rivˇet (ršvšt) n. 1. A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head. --rivˇet tr.v. rivˇetˇed, rivˇetˇing, rivˇets. 1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a rivet. 2. To hammer the headless end of so as to form a head and fasten something. 3. To fasten or secure firmly; fix. 4. To engross or hold (the attention, for example). [Middle English, from Old French river, to attach.] --rivetˇer n. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
rivˇet (ršvšt) n. 1. A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head. --rivˇet tr.v. rivˇetˇed, rivˇetˇing, rivˇets. 1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a rivet. 2. To hammer the headless end of so as to form a head and fasten something. 3. To fasten or secure firmly; fix. 4. To engross or hold (the attention, for example). [Middle English, from Old French river, to attach.] --rivetˇer n. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
03-17-2003, 03:38 AM
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Re: My ES poly torque arm bushing install , done the easy way........ My Bad...
After 50 years, my spelling really sucks.. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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After 50 years, my spelling really sucks.. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Dave
