Well I have a slight update -
Still waiting on my original order as everything is still back ordered however ....
My Right Front shock bottom bushing was done and with a trip coming up to Moab I was looking everywhere to try and find a replacement. Just so happened that when
@ohanacreek had to rebuild one of his shocks he ordered an extra set from Weller racing. now he had sold his shocks to
@BWAF and included that extra Bushing set with them... So i called
@BWAF up Sunday and he was more than happy to put them in the mail so that I could receive them Wed - since I leave for my trip tomorrow....
So here are some pics from the install
Here are all the pieces that you need - if you compare them to the blow out diagram above you can pick out which is which
here is a pic of one side showing the order they go in.
Now the toughest part of this whole process is that little metal band that is wrapped around the cylinder...replacing it
You should be able to take a socket that is as close to the same diameter as the band in and using a press or a vice push out the metal band .... I ended up having to cut the band with a hacksaw blade to remove it ... this is actually where my bushing was wore the most.
if you look below I believe this picture is after i pushed the old band out.
now next you want to push the new band in - I did this using a socket and a vice
Band pushed in - you kind of have to play with the depth to get it right.
Next comes what i think are alignment spacers maybe - One side slipped right in and the other had a little help with smooth jaws on vice.
After both of those were installed I finished off installing the cylinder and the side UHMW washers and my shock was back to being tight
