Are there any pics on the forum of suspension bushes being/been removed on a press? I've started pressing some of my bushes out but am not sure if I've removed all the necessary bits, if you know what I mean. I've searched for about an hour but can't find anything.

 

i drilled mine out with a whole saw and then cut the remaining metal collar out by cutting a slit in it with a hacksaw and prying it out with a flat bladed screwdriver.

HTH

 

Mart - out of interest, are you doing this on axle stands, or on a lift? If stands, does the car feel secure enough to go at it hammer and tongs?

Just wondering, as this may be something I need to look at in the future. (A fair few of mine are seized, but fortunately they are within tolerance.

 

Is this thread any use (linked from the suspension bush FAQ)?

https://www.s2ki.com/...and-arm-refurb/

 

I'm using a 2 poster ramp. I wouldn't contemplate doing it on axle stands. Some of the bolts/nuts you can't get to with an air gun so you need a breaker bar to get them loose, so lots of oooomph required.


Thanks lovegroova, I looked for ages for something like that.

 

You should be able to press out all of the bushes, bar 2, completely with a press.

2 of the bushes are in 2 parts and I had to remove the collar on one side before I could push them out.

It is a pain to get arms positioned on the press to remove some of the bushes.

It is a shit job, best of luck.

 

I'd say robs method was the best TBH

Although I am doing a rebush soon and I am going to cheat.

Remove all the arms, take them to your local garage and for about £50, they'll press em all out for you!

A lot easier than doing what I did...

 

What is that??

I bought a 12tonne press to do mine, ultra is right, one of them us in 2parts but you can't tell, I ended up hack sawing one end off and pushing it out from the other side.Even with the press it's a pig of a job.on quite a few of mine the rubber centre pushed out and left the steel sleeve,which I had to chisel out.

In the end I found that you have to be really brutal but carfull you don't damage the arms...Soooo a vice,a thick pair of gloves for protection,a good hammer and a good quality chisel.Oh,and a determination to get the job done...you don't have a choice.

I did all mine on axle stands, but I had already removed the bolts and copasliped them so it wasn't so bad.

Anybody who thinks they can do this job in a day is very wrong,that's why the likes of Duxon can really justify what they charge, it's a big big job. Good luck with the rest of it.


You can tell when all of it is out,the old bush will still have the metal sleeve attached and it will looked like a siezed piston.. All scrapes on it,if you know what I mean.plus the poly won't push in if there is any of the old bush left in there.

Don't be tempted to use any lube on any of the bushes to get them to fit ( I just put soapy water on the compliance) . But don't forget to copaslip the bolts well when replacing them.

 

Any reason not to use a grease when installing the bushes? I did this job on my MR2 and the poly bushes would squeak with the suspension travel unless they were greased, However, they were not adjustabler bushes.

Rog

 

I don't know but was advised by both poly and Powerflex not to,I think that the bush actually twisting is part of the suspension process,were as greasing them would make them almost like a bearing inside the arm, if you understand what I am saying.Which would make sense to me as even polybushes won't take a lot of movement even when greased to wear out,and the stock bushes don't move in the arms.I don't mind if I am wrong it's just my train of thought.