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Old Apr 13, 2021 | 11:33 AM
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They are great but the pillow ball bushings on mine are worn out now.
Used to be silent and tight, now they pop and I can feel movements when I tried to twist the links with my hand.

This is a long shot, but does anyone know where I can get replacement pillow ball bushings?
Or anyone know the size of the bushings? Possibly I can go try to source some myself.

Thanks.
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Old Apr 13, 2021 | 11:44 AM
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Cusco do replacements but whether they are the same as yours

https://www.cusco.co.jp/en/news/prod..._and_more.html
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Old Apr 13, 2021 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 86B
They are great but the pillow ball bushings on mine are worn out now.
Used to be silent and tight, now they pop and I can feel movements when I tried to twist the links with my hand.

This is a long shot, but does anyone know where I can get replacement pillow ball bushings?
Or anyone know the size of the bushings? Possibly I can go try to source some myself.

Thanks.
Out of interest how many km / miles have they done?
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Old Apr 13, 2021 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
Cusco do replacements but whether they are the same as yours

https://www.cusco.co.jp/en/news/prod..._and_more.html
https://www.cusco.co.jp/en/pdf/Pillo...ing_subaru.pdf
According to the Cusco catalog, ALL their pillow ball replacement bushings need welding afterward being pressed in. I doubt anyone would want to do that even with stock arms. Pretty much guarantee i'll need to replace the whole arm if the pillow ball gets worn out again.
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Old Apr 13, 2021 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by fpan
Out of interest how many km / miles have they done?
Only the rear rear lateral links are worn out, the rear front lateral links are still doing fine.
I don't have an exact number as they came with the car I bought 10 years ago, but I did put approximately 30,000km of road use on it on top on whatever it had before.
Life expectancy for road usage is at least 30,000km I would say.
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