"Workshop is in a real sorry state."

http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img_0986.jpg

Nah. Looks perfectly cromulent to me.    ;^)

In your image: http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img_0991.jpg

is that guide needed because the bushing only has 1 OD or is the pop can
piece simply a "safety" ?

Bushings removed from my 2WD '81:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UUFxlT0h4sE/T5BONPu_GRI/AAAAAAAAFkg/cDHFa64uQro/s720/UCAB%2520Compare%25202.jpg

Bushing in LH of image shows two different OD's. (Yes that's a practice
tack weld) `The new bushings I installed (2WD) have these "steps".

Since Syncro UCA has a larger surface area between bushing and arm, maybe
stepped OD won't do?

PO's work on my '81 This bushing looks like a replacement. Note the dents.

image:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W0KhjqAl068/TaSR0Nm-h9I/AAAAAAAAEko/C-N63DDPqUM/s640/UppeCAmeyleDriver.jpg

Looks like they put a pipe against it and bashed it in. I don't think
that's "OEM". Good on you for taking such nice pics showing how you pressed
in the bushings.

Neil.

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Waded through an upper control arm bushing replacement job on my syncro
> yesterday
>
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/vanagon-syncro-upper-control-arm-bushing-replacement/
>
>
> and made some pop top hinge bolt substitutes today (yeah, I know, they
> look kinda stupid)
>
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/vanagon-pop-top-hinge-bolt-replacement/
>
>
> alistair
>

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Neil n

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