Transmission swap and engine compartment refresh Winter 2023-2024

[boonies]

@#$@#...What a day....

It is not often that I can work all day and literally make zero progress. The front "z" bar bushing (tension strut bushing or control bushing) installation is an absolute PITA.

I tried the SFDon method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/w...stall-compliance-bushings….45297/#post-399877
I tried the Stevehose method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/how-to-fit-new-tension-strut-bushes.42764/page-2
I tried the Gary Knox method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/another-compliment-thanks-to-sfdon.30554/post-246651

Still trying, no bushings yet installed. My neighbors now know my swear vocabulary though.

Tomorrow is another day and guess what I will be doing again!

It is said that Albert Einstein said that the height of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? I forget, where did I put my meds?

 

[CSteve]

Lance, sounds like you need the tool of choice when I was a drag racer. A bigger hammer the the two you have been using. I probably would have burned down the garage by now. Oh, what if it is attached to the house. We share your frustration.

Steve

 

[bluecoupe30!]

@#$@#...What a day....

It is not often that I can work all day and literally make zero progress. The front "z" bar bushing (tension strut bushing or control bushing) installation is an absolute PITA.

I tried the SFDon method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/we-get-asked-how-to-install-compliance-bushings….45297/#post-399877
I tried the Stevehose method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/how-to-fit-new-tension-strut-bushes.42764/page-2
I tried the Gary Knox method: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/another-compliment-thanks-to-sfdon.30554/post-246651

Still trying, no bushings yet installed. My neighbors now know my swear vocabulary though.

Tomorrow is another day and guess what I will be doing again!

It is said that Albert Einstein said that the height of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? I forget, where did I put my meds?

Man. I feel your pain. Only thing worse than working all day for no progress, is working all day and going backwards, like something snapped/broke/leaked/shredded/bent/got lost/fell into some dark hole/discovered new piece was wrong part/......fill in blank if I missed something. All part of the "hobby" best of luck in a new day.

 

[boonies]

Another frustrating day with no success. I ended up ordering a set of two piece poly bushings from JAYMIC in the UK. I am giving up on the rubber bushings for now. I wonder if the powder coat simply added too much space to allow the rubber to work. I decided to give the poly bushings a try rather than get the hone out to shave the powder coat down.

 

[boonies]

Progress!

The new bushings from Jaymic came in the mail today. Installation completed in almost no time.

Time will tell if these introduce too much stiffness, but my initial impression is that is unlikely to be the case for this application. These parts were a breeze to install.

I did install the power steering box yesterday and found that I needed to reduce the thickness of the powder coating to allow the box to slide onto the locating dowels.