DMS inside please... [Archive]

LRAR05GTO

10-04-2006, 05:23 PM

I put the Pedders HD endlinks and endlink bushings on about 5K miles ago. Today, I pulled the front wheels off to check the brake pads and noticed that both a driver's side endlink bushing (the top) and a passenger side endlink bushing (the bottom) were split. The passenger side bushing was about to fall out because it was split all the way through. What did I do wrong?? I remember installing them and tightening them down to a point where I could just barely spin the top bushings by hand. Is that too loose, too tight? I have Hotchkis swaybars and they were set in the middle. I do not track the car. I really liked the Pedders bushings because they rode much smoother than my Prothane bushings. However, now I have my Prothane bushings back on because of this. Pics attached (warning...I am not a photographer).

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At least the endlinks were still straight!


LS1GTO.com Forums > GTO Tech > Suspension/Brakes > DMS inside please... PDA DMS inside please... LRAR05GTO 10-04-2006, 05:23 PM I put the Pedders HD endlinks and endlink bushings on about 5K miles ago. Today, I pulled the front wheels off to check the brake pads and noticed that both a driver's side endlink bushing (the top) and a passenger side endlink bushing (the bottom) were split. The passenger side bushing was about to fall out because it was split all the way through. What did I do wrong?? I remember installing them and tightening them down to a point where I could just barely spin the top bushings by hand. Is that too loose, too tight? I have Hotchkis swaybars and they were set in the middle. I do not track the car. I really liked the Pedders bushings because they rode much smoother than my Prothane bushings. However, now I have my Prothane bushings back on because of this. Pics attached (warning...I am not a photographer). 44398 44399 44400 44401 At least the endlinks were still straight! Groucho 10-04-2006, 05:33 PM You put the washers on upside-down. The dish goes out, away from the bushings. They do not "cup" the bushings- this damages them under load. LRAR05GTO 10-04-2006, 05:36 PM Oops. I figured it was something I did, just wasn't sure what.