I know this is primarily an AMX site, but I'm having problems with my 77 Hornet and am hoping someone here can help me out. Long story short... the strut rod bushings were rotted (appeared to be original!) so I replaced them. However, the left side went bad again within 3 days. I am in Lincoln Tech Automotive school and my instructors have had a difference of opinion over what caused this. One says the service manual is wrong and it directed me to put the bushing on backwards, the other says that the heat from the muffler caused it to go bad because there's no heat shield between the muffler and the bushing. Does anyone out there have experience with this?