When installing my rebuilt front suspension I think I've cracked the code to installing new top bump stops. It's always given me fits so I thought I'd pass along my new method.
Heat the new stop in boiling water...ok everyone does that but then take a small hose clamp and put it around the tit and tighten. It will squeeze down smaller than the square hole it goes in. Then freeze it. I was prepared to use dry ice but tried the freezer first. Remove the hose clamp and the lubricated bumper will tap in with a hammer. Done. I suspect this will also work on the bumper guards as well.
Heat the new stop in boiling water...ok everyone does that but then take a small hose clamp and put it around the tit and tighten. It will squeeze down smaller than the square hole it goes in. Then freeze it. I was prepared to use dry ice but tried the freezer first. Remove the hose clamp and the lubricated bumper will tap in with a hammer. Done. I suspect this will also work on the bumper guards as well.