<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">So I thought I would finish this off for anyone here who cares.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">Left to right; one of the ISP West bushings I removed, an original from a 71 beam and one of my oil impregnated bronze replacements. Notice how much shorter the ISP bushing is. It's made of delrin I think and a smaller OD than the original that they literally slid most of the way out of the beam when I pulled the trailing links out. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">So that's a problem. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2669" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466365.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2673" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">OD comparisons:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2677" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466362.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2681" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466363.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2685" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466361.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2689" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">For installation I used a 3-lb hammer with this home-made driver.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2693" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466369.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2697" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466366.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2701" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">Even with a wood driver, the ID of the bushings closed up just enough to require some reaming in-situ. I was pleasantly surprised with this adjustable reamer set from Harbor Freight.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2705" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1466375.jpg</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2709" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">http://www.harborfreight.com/11-piece-adjustable-hand-reamer-set-38577.html</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="">Refill of the top tube consumed most of two grease cartridges in my pneumatic grease gun.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="" dir="ltr">Today was alignment day for me at Mike's Frame & Alignment here in Colorado Springs. This is one of those places you dream about finding locally. The guy that started the business doesn't use specs from a database, but really understands the peculiarities of this suspension arrangement (and how it differs from the type1). It's the only place I'll take my aircooled cars.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2655" class="" dir="ltr">The car now tracks straight and true with the near-neutral streering response I asked for.</div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2563"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456281389938_2562">Max Welton http://www.maxwelton2k.net/</div></div></body></html>