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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: snezza69 on June 09, 2006, 10:47:17

Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: snezza69 on June 09, 2006, 10:47:17: Never removed a rubber bush before (from the radius arm) will need to use heat (I have a blow torch). How should I approach this? Is it simply a case of burning out the old rubber?
Title: press
Post by: burgerman on June 09, 2006, 11:10:17: in my oponion, much more accurate n safe to use a press to remove and refit the bushes, but im sure others will tell you otherwise ? only my two pence worth, hope it helps, good luck
Title: press
Post by: burgerman on June 09, 2006, 11:10:55: in my oponion, much more accurate n safe to use a press to remove and refit the bushes, but im sure others will tell you otherwise ? only my two pence worth, hope it helps, good luck
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: Tyke on June 09, 2006, 12:33:12: It aint getting the old ones out that's the problem . . . . it's getting the new ones back in - thats when the press comes in handy :wink:
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: beast5680 on June 09, 2006, 13:57:30: you can burn,press or cut the old ones out, pressing is quicker-burning not good for your health, cutting is slow
as said if fitting new rubber bushes you,ll need some sort of press but as your fitting poly,s i believe, you should be ok
when i did mine i borrowed a mates bush wacker bush removal tool, a joy to use i did the whole car in a morning no probs but then all my bolts came undone easily :D
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: snezza69 on June 09, 2006, 18:32:43: OK, got the old bushes out by burning (outside), new poly bushes in fine, small problem now of getting the first radius arm back onto the axle. For some reason I can't seem to line up the two front bushes correctly they are sitting too far forward. Tried to lever the axle forward, not shifting! Tried a bloody big hammer, no luck also. Am I missing the obvious here? I know that it fits as it was on there this morning. I know the first one is the hardest but it should'nt take this long.

Any advice would be great!
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: Rob110 on June 09, 2006, 18:46:25: i had the same problem with mine, in the end i removed the prop so i could move the axle around (allows the wheels to rotate)
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: snezza69 on June 09, 2006, 19:25:45: I knew it would be something simple. I do need to take the front prop off anyway to replace the input seal in the diff. Was thinking of trying that as a last resort tomorrow, must be the heat frying my brain today!
Title: Help old bush removal
Post by: snezza69 on June 11, 2006, 08:30:46: Quote from: "Davers"
i had the same problem with mine, in the end i removed the prop so i could move the axle around (allows the wheels to rotate)

Thanks for that advice, it worked a treat. Job done now but still got plenty to do for the MOT!