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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371  
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Top mount or lower? $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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4th Oct 2018 10:06am |
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| shaun1968 Member Since: 30 Aug 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 65 
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the rear radius arm to chassis and axle ones
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4th Oct 2018 10:08am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371
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Oh I thought you meant rear Dampers for a minute.
Personally I'm not a fan of Poly's at all and stick with genuine. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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4th Oct 2018 10:16am |
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| shaun1968 Member Since: 30 Aug 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 65
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ok lovely, so i am guessing thats a job for a press then
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4th Oct 2018 10:20am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5707 
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I would and have in the past fitted Superpro bushes. They are an easy fit, and a great replacement.
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4th Oct 2018 10:21am |
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| shaun1968 Member Since: 30 Aug 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 65
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Cheers Just Looked at them, they don't seem to require a bench press so could be the way to go
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4th Oct 2018 10:28am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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You may find you need to press the old ones out regardless of what's going in!
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4th Oct 2018 11:27am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20371
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Yes, and they are
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4th Oct 2018 12:46pm |
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| shaun1968 Member Since: 30 Aug 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 65
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ah might be a garage job then, cheers guys
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4th Oct 2018 12:48pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763
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When you say "right tooling" you mean a wide selection of 1/2" sockets, right?
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4th Oct 2018 12:48pm |
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| Harry.O Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 713 
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Removing old bushes without a press is simple if a little time consuming. I've previously either burnt out the rubber or drilled it out then assembled a hacksaw with the blade through the middle of the bush and cut the metal tubes. A cold chisel and a hammer soon has them out in pieces.
Very happy with the Superpro bushes I fitted last year, they were installed with a G-clamp on a French campsite but a vice would make it easier if you have one. 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop 1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top 1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles |
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4th Oct 2018 3:38pm |
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| benniferj Member Since: 20 Oct 2016 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 361 
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In my experience...
Removing old bushes is done easily by drilled a few holes in the rubber and carefully using a jigsaw cutter with a metal blade to go from the centre outwards until you break the tension on the outer metal ring of the bush. At which point a small chisel will normally tap in around the edge and ping the bush out. Putting in: Any metalastic bush will need a press, although not a huge one to press in. I've got a 14t basic Amazon jobby and it has done radius arms, A frame etc absolutely fine. Polybushes go straight in by just pushing with fingers butI only use them in road cars not off roaders as they shred too easily for off road flex. I have SuperPro on my off roader. They are expensive but very good and seem to last really well. They are more difficult than poly to push in and needed a basic G clamp/Vice combination to help them in. |
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5th Oct 2018 6:57am |
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| Litch Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 762 
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Don't need to burn, drill a series of holes or use a jigsaw.
Just go straight through the rubber in a single action with a holesaw and then cut through the outer sleeve in one place with a hacksaw and tap out the sleeve. Quick and easy, expect to have the old bush out (regardless of how seized in it appears) in under 10-minutes. Had always preferred OE bushes (always replaced them at home without using a press) but decided to try Superpro and have to admit they are dead easy to fit and more importantly, give the same handling characteristics of new OE. Been in 3-years now with no signs of wear. Tried Bearmach Blue once but found them very hard, took them out after a couple of years (no wear showing but just didn't like them) and went back to OE. ONE LIFE, GET IT! |
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5th Oct 2018 8:35am |
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