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I noticed the last time i had the car above my head I noticed the cradle bushings were badly deteriorated. Sooooooo, i replaced them. This also seems to have eliminated a frequent metallic "knock" i had been hearing. Below are before and after pics:
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man, your old ones look almost as good as the new ones i put in mine
Stupid NY rust
you know your Cup washer that goes on the bottom, yeah... mine was gone on two of mine
looks good thru, i bet it wasn't to hard to do with no rust
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Stupid NY rust
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you know your Cup washer that goes on the bottom, yeah... mine was gone on two of mine
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looks good thru, i bet it wasn't to hard to do with no rust
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Originally Posted by PEARL_JAM
I noticed the last time i had the car above my head I noticed the cradle bushings were badly deteriorated. Sooooooo, i replaced them. This also seems to have eliminated a frequent metallic "knock" i had been hearing. Below are before and after pics:
![](http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2329000-2329999/2329822_12_full.jpg)
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Those did look kinda nasty
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
interesting.....you are the first to have replaced thoes
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Originally Posted by bandit
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interesting.....you are the first to have replaced thoes
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Originally Posted by bandit
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interesting.....you are the first to have replaced thoes
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Originally Posted by PEARL_JAM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
interesting.....you are the first to have replaced thoes
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But i did all back 4, the front ones look ok.
$85 for all 4, just the bottom part, i didn't have the money to do the top, bt there okish looking.
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