What's the best way to remove the standard swing arm bushes so I can replace them with some poly ones..??

 

Press out with a large bolt and socket in a vice ?
tabetha

 

Im presuming you own a replica cossie going by your user name so I have no need to have a grumble at you for fitting polybushes in place of oe cossie only joints

 

I own a '92 Sapphire cosworth 4x4 and a '90 Sapphire cosworth

In the middle of rebuild an '88 sapphire cosworth but this one doesn't belong to me though

Wish I had a 3 door though

 

I can only speak for the 3dr models but I presume the saffy's to be the same. Ford didnt fit standard bushes to the 3dr, they fitted spherical bushes insted...tbh they do look very standard, but retail at around Ł70 a peice and are much weightier than a normal bush. As such, polybushing aint an upgrade. Do a search on here...there's been a fair few threads on the subject, all coming to the same conclusion.

Also change your user name

 

Here's a pic of Fords standard spherical bushes...the rubber you can see are just seals. I made this mistake a couple years ago, thinking they were just bushes I went and bought a polybush kit. Eventualy managed to press one out at work to find what I actualy had was these jobbies...found out just at the point where the press shoved the centre bit out the other end destroying the outer casing on its way

 

You tell him stu,have a look in parts wanted,theres a thread started by ksa kev,tailing arm bushes wanted,then think about polly bushes,car will feel more sloppy at rear end,

cheeRS stu

 

i changed my std ones as one was worn so changed to polly ones but the std ones were better .

 

Well thnks for the heads up, the only reason I'm changing them is because the back end of the car feels very loose and every poly bush company claim there replacement bushes are better than the oe version....
I have the swing arms removed and I can move the inner metal tube around by hand, quite a bit of play in them which is why I thought the poly bushes would cure the problem......are they supposed to be this loose?

 

FAR better off with the rose jointed ford ones m8.

 

The best mod by far to tighten up the rear of my 3dr was a poly bushed diff hanger...such a transformation.

 

They are ment to pivot...but if you've got in/out movement then they are shot.

 

Thanks for the info guys...........