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Old 05-20-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Unanswered: torque tube

can anyone tell me how to get the rubber bushing off of the top of the torque tube? i have a new one but cant get the old one off any help would be great

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Originally Posted by hotrodder1969 View Post
can anyone tell me how to get the rubber bushing off of the top of the torq. tube i have a new one but cant get the old one off any help would be great
Elmer;
If you're referring to the wedge shaped one, it's a press fit. You'll have to pry it out.
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Some grease, WD-40 or lithium grease spray works wonders here!

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You should have gotten Ooooner to help you with that while he was there. Did you get your engine out successfully?

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Are you putting in a urethane one? If so I have a good trick that RallyBob told me about, I never got mine in, it just would not go, but that was before Bob told me about his little secret.
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