I bought a set of body bushings last summer and the guy sent me 23 bushings total. i know there should be an even number, so am i missing some or do i have extra? the other 22 have matches so im sure they're ok. how many are there supposed to be because im not sure if he said he included the #5(GNX) bushings as well or not.
How many body bushings??
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24 bushings total (12 uppers and 12 lowers)
The 2 GNX bushings are additional, they would not be included in the 24 count.
If you are tackeling this project yourself, reserch it and take your time. Especially if you do not have a lift. I have replaced the upper & lower bushings on several cars on my back w/no lift. It can be done but you can run into problems too such as rust Rust on the frame, on the body will give you the problem of not haveing any steel to sit the bushing on especially if your car has alot of miles on it plan on haveing problems with rust, particuarly behine the rear tires. The bigest problems you can run into are bolts not wanting to come out because the nut broke on top of the frame due to rust which means drilling a hole/cutting out pieces of the floor board or trunk floor to get to the busted nut.
To welding patch pieces of steel into the frame and or body to have some steel to sit the bushings on.
Remember to remove the bumpers first, or you will destroy your bumper fillers when you lift the body off the frame.
wd40 the hell out of the bolts as best you can for a couple days straight before doing the job.
Make sure you are on a level surface too, when you do the job.
Kirban also sells replacement bolts for like $24. Not a bad idea to get them to replace too in case if rust issues.
The 2 GNX bushings are additional, they would not be included in the 24 count.
If you are tackeling this project yourself, reserch it and take your time. Especially if you do not have a lift. I have replaced the upper & lower bushings on several cars on my back w/no lift. It can be done but you can run into problems too such as rust Rust on the frame, on the body will give you the problem of not haveing any steel to sit the bushing on especially if your car has alot of miles on it plan on haveing problems with rust, particuarly behine the rear tires. The bigest problems you can run into are bolts not wanting to come out because the nut broke on top of the frame due to rust which means drilling a hole/cutting out pieces of the floor board or trunk floor to get to the busted nut.
To welding patch pieces of steel into the frame and or body to have some steel to sit the bushings on.
Remember to remove the bumpers first, or you will destroy your bumper fillers when you lift the body off the frame.
wd40 the hell out of the bolts as best you can for a couple days straight before doing the job.
Make sure you are on a level surface too, when you do the job.
Kirban also sells replacement bolts for like $24. Not a bad idea to get them to replace too in case if rust issues.
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Everyone has there way of doing this I usually remove the bolts on the drivers side of the car, loosen the passenger side bolts about half way and lift the body on the drivers side useing 2 floor jacks and 2 pieces of 4x4 lumber about 10" long each. From the drivers side under the door up aginst the frame rail theres a good solid spot with lots of steel to lift on look under there you will see it, at the rear I lift on the strip running along side to side look under there you will see it.
With the drivers side in the air ("just enough to get the bushing out") Replace all the bushings on the drivers side and then lower it down gently put the bolts in again about half way and remove the passenger side bolts and repeat same as before.
Its also good to have a helper when doing this job too.
GNTTYPE.ORG has a artical on this too.
Everyone has there way of doing this I usually remove the bolts on the drivers side of the car, loosen the passenger side bolts about half way and lift the body on the drivers side useing 2 floor jacks and 2 pieces of 4x4 lumber about 10" long each. From the drivers side under the door up aginst the frame rail theres a good solid spot with lots of steel to lift on look under there you will see it, at the rear I lift on the strip running along side to side look under there you will see it.
With the drivers side in the air ("just enough to get the bushing out") Replace all the bushings on the drivers side and then lower it down gently put the bolts in again about half way and remove the passenger side bolts and repeat same as before.
Its also good to have a helper when doing this job too.
GNTTYPE.ORG has a artical on this too.
thanks guys, my car has 169k on it, but theres not much rust down there. im sure there is, but i have done a lot of research on this and i thnk i know what im getting into. also, does there seem to be a huge problem with breaking the bolts ont he way out, or do they generally stay intact. also, i will be using an airgun to take them out, does this make the job much easier, or is it not worth it???? once again thanks guys
The one step everybody forgets to mention!!!!!!!!!!!
Remove the two screws holding the power steering reservoir to the inner fender. The inner fender rises as the body rises, and if you raise the body enough to feel safe doing bushing set #2 you will for sure rip the bottom of the power steering reservoir out because the hoses are so short.
Dont ask how I know all this
Remove the two screws holding the power steering reservoir to the inner fender. The inner fender rises as the body rises, and if you raise the body enough to feel safe doing bushing set #2 you will for sure rip the bottom of the power steering reservoir out because the hoses are so short.
Dont ask how I know all this
I've never done this job but I remove frame bolts on front wheel drive cars on a regular basis and I assume the nuts are held in place on the top in a similar fashion on the buicks. If you use an impact on them they are really likely to break off the little tabs that hold the nut from spinning. If you use a good long breaker bar, however, you could gently keep adding pressure until the bolts comes loose and you are MUCH less likely to spin the nuts.
just my $.02
bob
just my $.02
bob
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