SoCalRyder7

And by "goop" I mean like silicon caulking or more like like polyurethane caulking. The reason why I asked is because my trailing arm bushings are torn on my 97 civic ex coupe and i decided to check my motor mounts too just in case. Thats when i noticed that my motor mounts dont have the regular polyurethane inserts. Where the insert would be, I found, was filled with some rubbery white-ish stuff (and filled very liberally) that looks like it may have been applied with a caulking gun and and dried into strong polyurethane liquid bushing; kinda like Ultra Grey liquid gaskets. I know some one knows what I'm talking about but i dont know what it called and when i went to the store no one knew what i was talking about... let alone what a trailing arm was. Any help or other suggestions is appreciated.

alphalanos

I know some people use window weld in the mounts.

blaze_125

Just replace the bushing. It's not that complicated.

SoCalRyder7

How does that work for them and which mounts do they use them in? The motor mounts?

Its really not but I'm trying to find a cheaper and quicker solution. Its not like i race, I daily drive. Unless you have a really really GOOD reason, personal experience perhaps, that i shouldn't be doing this, then i wont.

hyperblu

Bushings are cheap... Do it right the first time and you wont regret it... Filling in the rips with silicone will not bond with the rubber for ****.

hondaluv!

I wouldn't trust any "goop" on any bushing. Polyurethane bushings are gonna be easier to find though they will be more expensive. I like finding stock ones at the junker, Plenty of mounts and bushings are still good and they're cheaper to buy.

SHG_Claudio

Yeah there are things you can use, this for example is 3M urethane.

SoCalRyder7

Yes! This is what I'm talking about, will this work well on my OEM trailing arm bushing?

SHG_Claudio

I think so, Ive often seen motor mounts filled with a paste like that. I think it would be a good temporary fix, obv it wont fix the bushing you know, but it should improve it. PM SHG_EasyE if you have anymore questions

CreAsiaNDoriEj6

yeah it would work juss to look better then rotted look.. but no if you want it to have proper use.. its still goin to be rotted under all that goop that you think mite work.... i bet it would fall apart in the 1st 50 miles.........it cost me like $72 yuks for a pair of trailing arm bushings from hondapartsnow.com shipped to FL.... part #52385-S21-003 RR TRAILING ARM BUSH
if that helps ya,,, pluss you'll have to get yours pressed out and repressed in... btw,, but nothing difficult if you like to do things properly...

SoCalRyder7

Nothing is rotten, just torn. The goop will fill in the gap where the tear is and any other space around it. It will all seal together. If anything, it'll be stronger than before. Of course it wont work wit the exact precision of a brand new bushing, but it will stop any increased wear and tear from having a torn bushing.

CreAsiaNDoriEj6

if its torn thou it had to rott before it torn apart. but im not arguing bout it,,, juss trying to help out..... but 3m urethane is used mostly to seal windsields... fyi....

SoCalRyder7

So i found this link to another Honda forum and it goes into greater detail the types of urethane that people use as motor mounts. It comes with a hardness chart and input from many others who have tried the same thing and so far, it all looks promising.

It seems that thins guy used a urethane, slightly stronger than 3m windshield adhesive, but motor mount are harder, i think, than trailing arm bushings (please correct me if I'm wrong) so I think that the 3m windshield urethane might me perfect.

Anyways, heres the link to the other Honda forumhttp://www.superhonda.com/forum/f94/...mounts-204274/

Deetz

Honda sells brand new trailing arm bushings...for a street car od DD, that is your best option

SoCalRyder7

Used 3M Utrethane windo-weld. Worked out really well, and I didnt even have to disassemble much, let alone press any bushings.

street_racer_271

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just get new ones, if you don't have a press, hammer the old ones out, just tap the edges till its out, and then what i did, is cut out the bushing out of the old one so i have something to put over the new one to press it in with

NOFX

I could possibly see this as a temporary fix, though I'd be particuarlly uneasy about using it on suspension.

Getting my CRX's trailing arm bushings replaced in eight hours. $63 for two from Honda. Same part number as CRV and they had them in stock.

BryanM.

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The gaps are filled now, but I kinda doubt it will actually do anything.

rookie1178

How did it hold up over time?

TomCat39

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