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Originally Posted by mtcwby
Yes, I can see the tool working IF you cut the flange off the oem bushing with a sawzall first, but your instructions (that you posted) did not say anything about cutting off the flange.
As far as 1 hour, never, unless you have 4 guys on it, that have done it before. It will take that long to get it up on stands and to remove the exhaust system. You are probably exaggerating the time to say it is easy. But guys on this forum that DIY don't want exaggerations. They want realistic times that can be achieved by the average guy in his garage, that has never done it before. Sure once you do a couple of them you can usually cut the time in half. But how many of us will ever do it more than once? So give us REAL times. Bring in someone that is mechanically inclined, give him some good directions(for the Camaro, not a G8), jack stands, floor jack, and normal hand tools and see how long it takes to do ONE kit. Not 2 kits or 3 kits. That will be a realistic install time.
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I am the guy that writes the manuals and install sheets for Pedders. On most of the component install sheets that I have done, I have done them in my driveway, on jack stands, using my compressors, air guns and quality tools. I have done the subframe and diff mount bushings in my driveway 3-4 times and it is very easy. Have not done it in my driveway on a Camaro, but have done it in the shop. You do have to modify the steel jacket. With a air chisel, maybe 30 seconds to a minute per bushing of work is required.
I am also the one that has established the recommended labor times for our PEDDERS dealers. I program 1 hour of time into our systems for the diff mount bushings.
As a final note, I did not make these posts in any way to promote Pedders or to say Pedders is better parts than others. The point of my posts is to assist everyone, from Pfadt to the DIY guys in taking a job the the author of this forum spent 8 hours on, and Pfadt thinks it is a 5 hour job. I am not an engineer like Aaron. But I have very serious practical experiences, am a semi expert in finding procedures for auto repair to be more efficient. I also have a PHD in the "College of Hard Knocks" It absolutely blows me away that so many seem to be angry that I can get this done in a hour, maybe 1.5 for a first timer. If you do not want to believe me, that is OK. If you have specific questions on the install process, I would be glad to assist this community as I always have.
mike
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