Polyurethane steering rack bushing question.
I replaced my steering rack bushings with a Whiteline poly set today. I couldn't get the driver side bushing bolt to torque to 141 ft lbs...it just kept turning. The edges of the bushing were also bulging out from behind the washers. It seemed kind of strange how much it was bulging. Anyone notice this bulging with other poly sets?
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Definitely had a sleeve. Seems like the sleeve is too short.
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The nut did get very tight, I just got freaked out towards the end that my torque wrench wasn't working and I was tightening it too much. I'm guessing I was just shy of hitting 141. In the moment I thought that I was just smashing the bushing between the washer and the subframe. But in retrospect I had to be up against the sleeve because the bushing material that squeezed out would have sheared of given how tight I had it. My guess is Whiteline just made the sleeve slightly shorter than it should have been so the gap for the flange of the bushing was smaller and caused it to squeeze out. Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk |
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You can always figure out where you are at torquewise by setting your torque wrench low (For this maybe start at 80ft-lbf), and tighten the bolt. If your wrench immediately clicks, you are at least that high. Increase your torque setting by a reasonable amount (Maybe 5 or 10ft-lbf in this case), and try again. Work your way up until it stops clicking, and you know the window your torque is within.
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Steering Rack and Front Sway Bar Bushing Replacement Tutorial - YouTube i set the time to a couple seconds before he positions the washer. again, i could just be looking at your photo wrong, so ignore me if you did this. |
For reference this is what my energy suspension kit looks like. https://i.postimg.cc/SxQdps70/59-C80...-E3-E26-DA.jpg
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I've been in contact with Whiteline and they initially said that I torqued the bolt down too much. I responded back with how that shouldn't be possible if the sleeve is the right length and they haven't replied yet. |
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