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Bushings
Something's not right - they should not be that hard to insert - especially poly bushings (rubber originals can be tougher).
I got the poly bushings from PUK and used never-seize as a lube. I used a Harbor Freight 12 ton press or a vise - which ever was easier. Also it's very important to press with the right diameter metal disc. If you press only on the bushing center you will mushroom out the edges. That is what I suspect is happening in this case. I bought a set of seal/bushing pressing discs for this purpose but generally you can use a socket most of time. It really needs, however, to be damn near the perfect match, diameter-wise, of the bush for the press to go in smoothly. If it doesn't match then the harder you press the more it mushrooms and therefore you will enter into a self-defeating situation - more press, more mushroom, more resistance.
Tom Mieczkowski
89 Turbo Esprit
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