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I'm in the process of rebuilding the suspension on my 71 Alfa. I managed to burn out the old sway bar bushings (wow!) and now I'm ready to replace them with the new ones I purchased from IAP - yellow poly bushings.
However, I have a question: how tightly should the metal bushings fit on the sway bars? Should they be able to spin on the metal shaft?
The metal tubes in my poly bushings are impossibly tight on the shafts - they would have to be hammered on and would not spin at all. In fact; they'd have to be cut off like the old ones had to be.
I'd assumed that the old ones were so tight because they'd been on the shaft for 40 years (the bushing rubber was literally crumbling out).
Additionally, the yellow poly bushings are a little too big for the holes in the uhm, hangers. I'd assumed this to be normal since they should be a press fit, but I hadn't thought that the shaft and metal tubes would be tight at all.
Do I have the wrong bushing?
Should I drill out the tubes?
Other?
Thanks!
However, I have a question: how tightly should the metal bushings fit on the sway bars? Should they be able to spin on the metal shaft?
The metal tubes in my poly bushings are impossibly tight on the shafts - they would have to be hammered on and would not spin at all. In fact; they'd have to be cut off like the old ones had to be.
I'd assumed that the old ones were so tight because they'd been on the shaft for 40 years (the bushing rubber was literally crumbling out).
Additionally, the yellow poly bushings are a little too big for the holes in the uhm, hangers. I'd assumed this to be normal since they should be a press fit, but I hadn't thought that the shaft and metal tubes would be tight at all.
Do I have the wrong bushing?
Should I drill out the tubes?
Other?

Thanks!