Guess where this substance came from?

[Solamar]

Just for fun, can any of you identify this substance?

Hint - It's not grease or dirt and yes, it came from my 911SC

[Locker537]

German Caviar

[proporsche]

this is from your front or rear shocks;-)
Ivan

[gomezoneill]

Control arm bushings?

[frosty2]

Looks like what used to be the rubber boots off your real axles

[john walker's workshop]

Bilstein strut insert bushings.

[Solamar]

Ivan nailed it - Bozo PO left the old bump stops in the front struts when he installed new inserts.

[356911930]

I would agree with Ivan, front or rear shock rubber stop bushing,

Rahl

[proporsche]

1st time i have seen it it was back in the 1980`s me idiot, try to remove it by blowing air in it..you should have seen my face;-))))
Ivan

[Solamar]

Of course that meant the PO couldn't seat the shock shaft correctly.

Bigger hammer and busted roll pins, no problem -

[Solamar]

I went in because the strut DU bushings were shot, lots of play between the insert and strut body.

Pain in the but to remove the bushings, new ones pressed in nicely -

[Brian Cameron]

could have sworn that was black tar heroin

[Ok here we go]

Dumb question. Are those strut bushings required in Boge struts when replacing the inserts, or are they only for Bilstein struts only?

[Solamar]

Originally Posted by Ok here we go

Dumb question. Are those strut bushings required in Boge struts when replacing the inserts, or are they only for Bilstein struts only?

I'm just guessing, but I don't think they are used in Boge struts.

Bilstein inserts are installed upside down from most shocks, shaft down. So the bushings guide the shock body as it goes up and down inside the strut housing.

[Ok here we go]

Makes sense. I've only read about Boge struts being filled with oil and no mention of bushings inside the housing.

Originally Posted by Solamar

I'm just guessing, but I don't think they are used in Boge struts.

Bilstein inserts are installed upside down from most shocks, shaft down. So the bushings guide the shock body as it goes up and down inside the strut housing.

[stownsen914]

Those bushings are only for the Bilstein struts due to the "upside down" mounting of the shock inserts.