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Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 3787837)

I've officially entered Mr. Madwi's airspace..."rep at your own risk":eek::eek:

:shakes head: :thumbsdown:

Morning everyone. Please have a wonderful Monday :wtf2:

:hello:

Change in the weather here. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 50's, highs in the low 70's.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787846)

:hello:

Change in the weather here. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 50's, highs in the low 70's.

not a fan. this means the time is fast approaching where both cars will be wrapped up for winter then the no cars and its cold as balls depression will hit.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787846)

:hello:

Change in the weather here. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 50's, highs in the low 70's.

:iagree:Much cooler here as well.

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3787849)

not a fan. this means the time is fast approaching where both cars will be wrapped up for winter then the no cars and its cold as balls depression will hit.

We drive cars year round!

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Originally Posted by jchammond (Post 3787835)

I’ve done 2 so far & didn’t cut either one,,,just pulled them out with “Large Hardware” ... I’d like to say the 2nd one was easier- but my DA left an important piece at home while packing. I don’t rule out making a cut in the future/ as either Nissan puts some kinda glue on outer shell or they slide the bushing in while paint is wet on cross member.
I’m gonna put together a setup that won’t fail,,,even though the cross member isn’t truly flat/ I’ll compensate for that.
Someone mentioned about “freezing” the new solid bushing before installation & probably would have helped for sure.:tup:

I got JL's out in less then 25 minutes. Took more time in getting the tools and sliding under the car then knocking it out. I used a 2" carbide tip hole saw to remove the center section.
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Then used my sawall to put 3 relief cuts in the outer shell. Next was my muffler pipe splitter tool on the air chisel. Next I used a 60grit flapper wheel to polish the inside of the hole to remove any burrs that may have been inside the hole.
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The SPL bushings. I have put both of them in the freezer overnight. But they need to be in dry ice for best effect. JL's was poly and couldn't chill it. Pressing the poly in. I had to come up with something different because it wanted to squeeze out.

The hole on the frame isn't perfectly round either. From welding. It's egg shaped. When the factory installs the bushing. They might use boiled linseed oil. When wet, it's a lube, dries as lock tite.

The Z1 bushing remover tool takes too much time and energy. If you don't have a muffler tool. It might be you best option. :eek:

The bushing has 2 chambers that hold the silicone fluid. And it's under pressure. So when you start to cut. It will squirt some distance. :eek:

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 3787839)

repZ out itcheZ

Already did

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787855)

The bushing has 2 chambers that hold the silicone fluid. And it's under pressure. So when you start to cut. It will squirt some distance.

Not if the OEM ones already let the jelly filling out. That’s why I replaced mine. :tup:

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Originally Posted by jwick (Post 3787858)

Not if the OEM ones already let the jelly filling out. That’s why I replaced mine. :tup:

It's not jelly. It's very liquidy. :eek: And will squirt about 4ft. It's under pressure. :eek:

Who's repping me and not putting their name to it. :confused:

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787862)

It's not jelly. It's very liquidy. :eek: And will squirt about 4ft. It's under pressure. :eek:

Haha and as I learned from observation, it'll do it the moment you cut into the bushing. Rusty started his cut and the stuff immediately sprayed him, the exhaust, the ground, and anything else around.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787855)

Yeah we wasted more time screwing around with the Z1 tool than it actually took to remove the bushing using Rusty's alternate method.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3787846)

:hello:

Change in the weather here. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 50's, highs in the low 70's.

I like this weather, because it triggers my wife's baking instinct. I got an apple pie out of it yesterday!