On my S2 How do I remove standard bushes from rear arms etc etc, is there an easy way to do it? Or not? :s never fitted a set of polybushes or removed originals….help?

 

adam ya gotta brun the old bushes out and then push em when they smoldered, dont use ya hand as that shit is bad for ya once burnt

then ya gotta cut the sleeves on the arms that the bush is held in place with usuing a hacksawm again dont get the ruber bits on ya though

then and spend ages with the copper greese trying to make the fooking things fit and stop the stainless sleeves poping out and ya there

i i knew ya was doing it mate i woukld have went me garage and got on of mine to show ya as mine almost done but i aint gonna finish the car now am i

 

Me mate used an air chisel on me old Sapphire Cossie. Both bushes were out in 2mins Me bro struggled and took 3 days with every tool apart from electric kettle and even tried NOS to freeze it out

 

We use a bench vice and 2 suitable pieces of tubing.

They have to be pressed out gradually.

Ginge - Set them on fire Glad you dont work for our team

 

Did mine this way too , by using 2 sockets, one slightly smaller than the part its being pressed out of, and into a bigger socket

 

My main challenge at the mo is removing the original bushes, which is probably gunna be harder than putting new ones in I guess if they have been in there from new So , realistically I dont have the tools really to burn them out, I have a bench vice and plenty o hand tools tho! What are my best options? Don't care if I have to smash the shit out of them to get them off wont be used again

 

My method above works well.

Put the smaller socket onto one side of the bush (this socket should ideally be very slightly smaller than the part it is being pushed out of , in your case the rear arm) put the larger socket the other side of the bush place it all in the vice and tighten , thus pushing the smaller socket through the arm ,removing the bush into the bigger socket .

If this dont work , buy a blowtorch from the local hardware store and heat the bush/arm up first

HTH

 

Gave up for now...fookers

 

So far nothing I have tried has worked, is my best bet the blow torch method?

 

Burn the fuckers Adam

then just bash them out (when nice n melted ) with a hammer! carefull not to damage the arms though

 

Right, looks like that's what I will do then Let me guess, they gunna stink when burnt and dont breathe the fumes in

 

as GazW said, nice easy way to do it, for gettin em out and puttin new ones back in

 

air chizzeled mine out, fookin things

 

Takes less than 30 seconds with two bits of tube or some sockets like Gaz W uses Cant see what all the fuss is about

 

I can When u next in the area Tony?

 

not sure

 

Not to worry I have just finished doing them

In true Pulp fiction style.... "I went to work on them bushes with a pair of pliers and a blow torch....."

Straight out

 

let us know how easy the deflex are to get in chap

 

LOL, will do, easy i hope, yea right! Still will get my matey to help me there

 

yeh i'd like to know what they like to fit , cos im doin mine over the winter period amongst other jobs

 

Will keep u posted, maybe doing em this weekend if i get em....but i doubt it, still gotta remove some more first....

 

dont gorget to get the sleeves out though


told ya, its more fun when ya burn things too

 

Sleeves? what the metal in the middel of them? oh they were piss easy, just whacked them with a hammer....one bush i burnet sooo much it slid out itself

 

the out sleeve thats on the wish bone ( yes ya have gotta cut em out, but the blow lamp down )

see peove i dont only post shite

 

Hmm...

 

After the fire brigade arrived to put the smouldering remains of the garage out At least its sorted then

 

i done mine in the kicthen

 

Lol, yea nearly! they burn well don't they! Dun it outside n e way cos of the smell! yuk! Ginge, how da fuck in the kitchen? ur house must have smelt nice after! lol