

| Subject: | Re: Installing rear poly suspension bushings |
| From: | Jim. Felder |
| Date: | Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:59:04 -0500 |
Yep that’s it all right. But now my bushing install is done. Jim > > On Jul 24, 2019 at 8:56 PM, <vw_van_fan_Mark (mailto:madvws@cox.net)> wrote: > > > > You can buy the funneled pipe piece easily enough for small money. > > https://www.amazon.com/Merrill-MFG-SMA200-Steel-Adapter/dp/B000DZBKRE/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=SMA200&qid=1564019556&s=gateway&sr=8-2 > > Mark > > > > Jim. Felder wrote: > >The shop called today at lunch to tell me > > they had given up on installing my bushings. When I went by to pick up my > > parts, they showed me a $40 GoWesty tool made for the job. One of the > > mechanics who once was in the commercial landscaping business recognized > > the tool, which is essentially a steel pipe that has been drawn into a > > slight funnel shape to connect two different hose sizes, as a landscaping > > product. Whatever the part was actually for, nobody in the shop thought it > > could be purchased locally. With GoWesty I figured it would cost another > > $20 to ship andI wanted to be done this weekend anyway. > > > > >
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