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Oct 29, 2018 | 02:49 PM

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If I were you, I'd pretend you didn't see the condition of the standard bushes.

Just get those bolts removed with a whizzy gun and 6 sided socket and do the inserts.

Oct 29, 2018 | 02:52 PM

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If I were you, I'd pretend you didn't see the condition of the standard bushes.

Just get those bolts removed with a whizzy gun and 6 sided socket and do the inserts.

That sounds like a plan Andy

Oct 29, 2018 | 02:56 PM

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That sounds like a plan Andy

Oct 30, 2018 | 11:19 AM

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If I were you, I'd pretend you didn't see the condition of the standard bushes.

Just get those bolts removed with a whizzy gun and 6 sided socket and do the inserts.

Great advice

Oct 30, 2018 | 11:21 AM

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The question is will the inserts suffice or are we now thinking full poly replacement?

I think I would prefer to put oem ones back in with the inserts (that I've opened)

Why don't you get a quote from your local Subaru specialist for the job?

Oct 30, 2018 | 11:28 AM

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Chances are it's just the very outer edges of the bushes that are seeing signs of wear. The mass of rubber actually doing the job will be intact and doing what it's supposed to do.

Get those bolts undone, inspect the bushes and go from there. They may not need replacing, may be superficial external deterioration and not structural in any way.