removing bushes

[colintandy]

hi all anyone tell me what the easist way to remove bushes would like to change front but not sure best way gonna start with panyard rod ends and then have a go at the radius arms im limmited with tools i dont have a 20 tonne press! whats the best way at home to do this job thanks all

[Paul]

A socket just smaller in diameter than the bush and a good strong bench vice.

[colintandy]

just bang out then using socket and lump hammer put new ones in same way or are the easier to re-fit

[Range Rover Blues]

Fitting polybushes is easy, just push them in by hand.  To remove the originals you could burn out the rubber using a blowlamp then cut the steel outer of the bush with a hacksaw intil it falls out.  If you don't want to burn rubber so to speak you could also drill through it with a very sharp drill bit, perhaps one meant for wood.  You will need to drill close to the steel outer though as sawing through rubber takes forever.

[colintandy]

i could get my little staffy to chew them out !

[Range Rover Blues]

Actually if you burn them out I'd advse you don't tough them or let the doags walk on the bits that fall out, just in case.

[chuggaman]

i put the ones in my radius arms with a bottle jack under my trailer

[hobbit]

I'm one of the lucky ones, I have access to a hydraulic press, lot less hassle

[waveydavey]

Do you have any freindly garages nearby? The easiest thing if you have a second car is to take them to a garage and give them a few quid just to push them out. It won't cost much and saves a hell of a lot of work.

[hobbit]

Thats what I do, but when I get there he says do it yourself, then I finish up helping out for a couple of hours or going out to recover a breakdown, while one of the lads does the pressing   :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

So not exactly free then :)

[Dave]

I have just burnt mine out put some old oil and a bit of petrol in a stong metal tub and set fire to them easy peasy cut out the outer ring with saw job done.

[karloss]

I have just burnt mine out put some old oil and a bit of petrol in a stong metal tub and set fire to them

Not an enviromentalist then Dave? :lol:

[Dave]

Ah i didn't poor it down the drain    :D

[hobbit]

So not exactly free then :)

In a way but not bothered he's an old friend, so I enjoy hanging around down there if he's busy, Also if I get stuck he'll let me use the ramps if needed

[Mace]

Just a word of warning, I recently found out that a 10 ton press was NOT enough to remove my old radius arm and panhard rod bushes. Had to use the old burn and cut process in the end. New ones popped in nice and easy with the press though :-)