The original ones were 80 shore natural rubber. But later the QC went by the side and some you could squish with your hands into a ball.
Melt on the vehicle, heck, they melted on the shelf.
Bill
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> Hi Matt,
> I looked at your pic and the bushing looks like an original > Honda part. I thought those were made of a silicone rubber? If you > are going to slit the bushing, you might want to contact the tech support at > Loctite and ask them what adhesive would work and would be > water-resistant. If you were to use super glue, it would work > temporarily but water would break the bond eventually.
> Years ago I used a Loctite adhesive to resize a
> neoprene o-ring which was a bit too large. It worked great.
> Dale
> > I posted this on my website asking for advice.
> > Please view thread and let me know what you guys
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