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      I noticed my bushings have essentially lost their connection from the rubber to the outer sleeve due to corrosion, age, and mileage. The entire rear axle is actually shifted over to the drivers side by 1/2" to 3/4". It's somewhat deceiving since the actual rubber is in decent shape, except that she has let go by allowing the ass end to shift from side to side. I have removed the old bushings and their sleeves within about 45 minutes from beginning to end. I'm now awaiting the VW bushings and have a couple of questions.

      First question: The oem bushings were pressed in from the inside outward. I'm assuming I should also install the new vw bushings the same way? It would be easier rigging up the press to just push them from the outside in, but I want to keep it as OEM as possible. So does it even matter which way? I also noticed the youtube video of the dorman replacement bushings also show pressing from the outside in.
      Second question: The vw bushings installation seems to show a certain orientation of the bushing before pressing it back in. Now they're obviously round and it shouldn't matter, except that it looks as though the inner bushing has 3 tapers that they probably want aligned a certain way? Is there a particular orientation for these bushings on the aveo? Is there a type of off-set to the inside of the bushing where the bolt goes?Or can they just be slapped right in there?
      Last edited by Porcupinepuffer; 09-20-2015 at 03:49 PM.

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