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      07-03-2013, 02:26 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by SteveAZ View Post
Steps I took to do this....
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-Viola, thoroughly grease the bushings ( I lubed the whole thing) and I found it easiest to put the top half in first with the metal bushing installed. Jack up the RSF to seat it (if needed) and then put the lower piece in place, I used a rubber mallet to get it started and then used the RSFB bolt and plate to seat it.
-Rinse and repeat until finished.
Steve, Did you have enough supplied grease? How did you distribute it among the bushes

Evaluating polyuerthane vs OEM and really stumped over this grease aspect.
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