I bought my bushings from the bus depot(cheap) and installed them myself with
no special tools. took about an hour and a half.

mike

Yetterman wrote:

> These bushings are "shot" on my 86'.  I have looked at different manuals
> that say take it to the dealer, because of spot welding (Haynes), some
> make it sound fairly easy.  The archives is filled with notes on how to do
> it, but are these people mechanics?
>
> So I am between $600.00 and a hard place.
>
> My questions to the All Mighty List are 1)will I be able to do this, with
> intermediate ability?  2)Do I need any special tools?  3)Is there a
> cheaper deal in the Seattle region?
>
> I am aware of a compression tool to get the bushings on, but this was
> avoided by using a longer bolt in the archives.  Is this person still
> alive?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts y'all have.
>
> Bryan