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03-29-2011 @ 10:00 AM

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OK guys, so what are your tricks to slip the rubber cap onto the ball of the radius rod/wishbone?

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03-29-2011 @ 10:38 AM

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Heat the ball by soaking it in hot water, or with a heat gun. We have an old hair dryer that we sometimes use to warm up parts. Be sure the ball on the wishbone is clean, and give it a shot of silicone spray or grease.

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03-29-2011 @ 1:22 PM

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Dawn or similar liquid dish soap also works well , and it washes off , and does not attach the rubber ball,
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03-30-2011 @ 2:55 PM

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supereal & 37RAGTOPMAN,

Thanks guys. I installed a new rubber cap/bushing/ball onto the radius rod today using the tips you both provided to me.

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03-30-2011 @ 3:51 PM

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When releasing the radius to install the rubber ball does anything have to be supported under the car? Thanks s.

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sunflower,

In my case, the radius rod dropped about 3 inches after having removed the metal cover/cap. I had jacked up the cars front and placed jack stands under the front axel to allow me more room to work. Also, I did place a jack stand under the radius rod just in case it were to drop further after removing the radius rods metal cover/cap. When I finished installing the rubber bushing/cap, I found I needed to use a jack under the radius rod to lift and seat it back into it's socket which allowed me to replace the metal cap/cover with ease. All of this done while on my back.

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