Radius Arms & Lower Link's

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Mark Solesbury

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #1

Evening

I need to find someone with a press to remove the old bushes from the radius
arms, and the lower links.

Is it safe to leave my 90 standing, with all 4 removed? The front axles are
supported, and its chocked at all 4 corners?

Mark
9090

 

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Nige

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #2

Mark Solesbury wrote:
> Evening
>
> I need to find someone with a press to remove the old bushes from the
> radius arms, and the lower links.
>
> Is it safe to leave my 90 standing, with all 4 removed? The front
> axles are supported, and its chocked at all 4 corners?
>
> Mark
> 9090

Mark, just drill through the rubber all the way round & then hacksaw the outer bush bit out. I take it
you are fitting Polybushes?

Nige


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Subaru WRX
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
110 Hi Cap (Ben)

'"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"

 

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Vince

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #3

Burn them out - much easier I find!!!


"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mark Solesbury wrote:
> > Evening
> >
> > I need to find someone with a press to remove the old bushes from the
> > radius arms, and the lower links.
> >
> > Is it safe to leave my 90 standing, with all 4 removed? The front
> > axles are supported, and its chocked at all 4 corners?
> >
> > Mark
> > 9090
>
> Mark, just drill through the rubber all the way round & then hacksaw the
outer bush bit out. I take it
> you are fitting Polybushes?
>
> Nige
>
>
> --
>
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
> 110 Hi Cap (Ben)
>
> '"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"
>
>

 

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Nige

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #4

Vince wrote:
> Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>

But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
for the less 'adept' of us!!!

Nige

 

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kezoe

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #5

I did my old 300 tdi disco ones. Use a drill but it'll have to be a
quality bit or you'll snap them real quick. Put gentle side ways
movement on it to saw the rubber out. Then, get a hammer and chisel and
gently tap around the edge of the remaining shell. It'll soon pop out
with plenty of WD 40.

Don't bother with a press, a good vice will press the new ones in with
copper slip on them. Make sure you have some old sockets or something
as spacers. Use a big washer between the vice and the bush to get an
even pressure across the thing to push it in. Keep checking with every
turn to make sure it goes in square. Take your time, it'll pay off.


Nige wrote:
> Vince wrote:
> > Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
> >
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige

 

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kezoe

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #6

I did my old 300 tdi disco ones. Use a drill but it'll have to be a
quality bit or you'll snap them real quick. Put gentle side ways
movement on it to saw the rubber out. Then, get a hammer and chisel and
gently tap around the edge of the remaining shell. It'll soon pop out
with plenty of WD 40.

Don't bother with a press, a good vice will press the new ones in with
copper slip on them. Make sure you have some old sockets or something
as spacers. Use a big washer between the vice and the bush to get an
even pressure across the thing to push it in. Keep checking with every
turn to make sure it goes in square. Take your time, it'll pay off.


Nige wrote:
> Vince wrote:
> > Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
> >
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #7

Nige wrote:

> Vince wrote:
>
>>Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>>
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige

If done out in the open and avoiding resting the links on an open petrol
can the risks are minimal. If I didn't know better I'd think that you
doing a passable impression of a government minister - give them more of
the nanny state!

.... and the drill is not without risks, either!!

 

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Nige

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #8

Dougal wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> Vince wrote:
>>
>>> Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>>>
>>
>> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including
>> poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues for the less 'adept' of
>> us!!! Nige
>
> If done out in the open and avoiding resting the links on an open
> petrol can the risks are minimal. If I didn't know better I'd think
> that you doing a passable impression of a government minister - give
> them more of the nanny state!
>
> ... and the drill is not without risks, either!!

Im only thinking of the dummies mate, if it where me, i would use napalm!!

Come on ffs, what made you think i was PC at all?

Nige


--

Subaru WRX
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
110 Hi Cap (Ben)

'"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"

 

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Mark Solesbury

Guest

• Apr 17, 2006

• #9

> Mark, just drill through the rubber all the way round & then hacksaw the
outer bush bit out. I take it
> you are fitting Polybushes?
>
> Nige
>

Yeah, polybushing it slowley! I am fitting the 10 radius/link ones over the
next few evenings. I haddnt thought of drilling the rubber. Ill give it a go
tomorrow.

Have you pulybushed your 110?

Mark