covertrussian Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Reason the bracket and 3 bolts need to come out is, the bolt that goes through the bushing is long and will either hit the body or the gas tank. 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Reason the bracket and 3 bolts need to come out is, the bolt that goes through the bushing is long and will either hit the body or the gas tank. Ok I got it back in but with the new bushings in did yours have a little play? I kinda thought they were going to be a bit firmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 There was no hand felt play, but after 200 miles I did see it come out a little: 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I wonder if that’s ok? Was only able to get one side done stupid me forgot my adjustable arms all the way back at home in NJ so I had to take the train to get them... let’s see if I get off early enough to do the rest.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 I think that is normal for this bushings design. The arm wants to twist, but the bushing is not really designed to allow for twisting and is stationary. Arm ends up twisting on the bushing instead. 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 There was no hand felt play, but after 200 miles I did see it come out a little: That looks like it needs a thick washer to keep that bushing shift in check. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) That looks like it needs a thick washer to keep that bushing shift in check. I thought about that, but let me repaste what I just posted in my build thread: I've been meaning to post an update to the trailing arm bushings replacement but forgot about the picture I took of it. Anyway after 200 miles my trailing arm bushing looked like this: Here is how it looked like right after install (on the other side): At first I was thinking about simply adding a washer to put pressure on the bushing to keep it against the arm, but now that I think about it I don't think it would help. It looks like the trailing arm goes through a twisting motion throughout the travel range, while this is expected and whiteline did add somewhat of voids, it's apparently not enough. Thus the bushing ends up staying stationary, while the arm is twisting on the outside of the bushing. I wonder if a convex design bushing would be a better design for this location. Similar to the SuperPro/AVO front LCA rearward bushing that allows for twisting: Edited December 10, 2018 by covertrussian 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rittmeister Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Just wrapped up this install. Very nice writeup, it was pretty useful, and I thank the OP. Getting those bracket bolts to line up was a major PITA but it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aisrey Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 There was no hand felt play, but after 200 miles I did see it come out a little: hey anymore updates on these and how they walked out? i’ve had good luck w whiteline bushings in the past and when i saw my trailing bushings were failing, whiteline was my first thought as a replacement but seeing how they walked out on you after 200 miles i’m curious if you saw any negatives in performance or premature failures as you put more miles on them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 It's been a couple years and they are still working just fine, I don't think they would fully come out due to U shape of the bracket. I haven't been under the car in while to see if they are visually worse though. 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59ctd Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Much thanks to you guys on making this thread that I am digging up to the top again... My son is nearing the end of replacing the entire suspension on his 09 Outback. All struts, springs, front LCAs, ball joints replaced. Rear he has replaced the upper control arms/bushings, all rear lower control arms/bushings and the last bit today is the large trailing arm bushings. We used Whiteline. LOTs of work to get the front trailing arm brackets and the OEM bushing out but with these instructions it went well. We ended up burning them out mostly and then twisting with prybar to get the rubber and inner sleeve out and then a chisel and big hammer to get the rusted outer sleeve out of the trailing arm. Thanks guys! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59ctd Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 My son did the right rear this morning and we found the cause of this outback trying go sideways on anything slick. The right side bushing came out with no heat at all just used a large prybar and it popped out. It was at least 1/4" worked out of the outer sleeve when we unbolted the bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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