95 Club Car DS Snubber

[ReelTight]

How in the hell are you suppose to install this thing with out completely removing the pan?

When I had the regular leaf springs on the cart the snubber arm thingy didn't touch the frame and only hit the frame every now and again when I hit a bump. Well, when I installed the 4 leaf springs a while back it put the pan's snubber mount on the frame which sends a vibration through the cart at low speeds. I had a little rubber washer in there at one point and it worked okay but I've recently lost that so I ordered the snubber. Need some advise to get this thing on.

[hotrod5337]

haha i cut mine on the bottom side and used a gigantic zip tie i had to hold it back together. used a dremal to shave a groove in the snubber the thickness and width of the zip tie so the metal wouldnt wear the tie. so far so good. no way in hell that thing was going to slip on without taking the entire pan loose

[ReelTight]

Well, I ended up cutting mine as well.

The directions in the manual say to jack the rear up and let the frame rest on jack stands. Then jack up the inner frame, remove the front leaf spring bolts and the motor pan should be able to be pushed back far enough to get the snubber on. I'm no mechanic or engineer but I be damned if you are going to be able to push the motor pan back just by removing the front leaf spring bolts. The pan is still connected to the axle witch is connect to the spring and shock witch both are connected to the frame So someone please explain to me how removing the front leaf spring bolts will allow the motor pan to be pushed back?

[meimk]

The rear of the springs are mounted to the shackles which are designed for some movement. Shocks will push a bit on the rubber mounts. So in theory it's possible. In reality you'll find the metal sleeves rusted to the bolts through those front spring mounts. I cut it to slide in place and glue my cut back together with contact cement.
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[ReelTight]

It is a wonderful theory that only works for someone with a gold horseshoe stuck up his ***. I will say I have new springs...that's what actually got me in the predicament so my spring bolts are not rusted. I should've tried it for the heck of it but cutting it and putting it in place took about 30 seconds.

[HBR]

I just replaced my snubber last week removing the front leaf bolts.

I always put anti-seize or water proof grease on the bolt and inner sleeve of all the bushings. After 12+ years of owning carts and doing that, I've never had one get rusted together.

[alwhite00]

I chamfered the inside edge of the snubber and greased it up and was able to "roll" it in place with a crow bar.

[Chris15005]

1992 DS here it's a pain in the *** but i pull the front spring bolts, rear spring bolts, lower shock bolts, jack under rear end stand under front of pan push the car forward replace and reinstall the bolts.

[wide'iwas]

I wedged snubber on angle ...using floor jack ..jacked it n up ..moved snubber to tongue lined up with slot ..continued jackiing pan up to compress snubber ..after it ompressed ..lowered very slowly and pry it into position with large pry screw driver..it will compress ..too 5 minutes

[Springbok]

I lucked out with my cart. I believe the 1984-1991 carts all have a removable tongue that makes this job easy. I don't know why they quit making them that way.