hockey stick/radius arm bushes (disco 91)

[stretchy]

Alrite guys.
recently been advised to change the bushes in the hocky sticks, Cant fined any info in the SH of any bushes being changed so its probably a good job.
me and uncle john are going to have a go at it next week at some point, It looks fairly straight forward but I was just wondering if anyone had any tips to press the old bushes out??

thanks guys

stretchy

[andyb]

You will find that the rear radius arm bushes at the axle end are very hard to press out.

IME it is often less hassle to burn them out and then cut out the outer part of the bush.

[lee celtic]

I chain drilled the rubber out bashed out the inner tube then put a hacksaw blade through the hole and connected it back up to the saw and cut the outer ring of the bush then bashed that out . Then fitted polybushes (they are easy to do without a press)

[stretchy]

thanks guys the hack saw idea sounds like the way forward, do the pollybush ones just go in easy after ??

[lee celtic]

genuine bushes need to be pressed (hard) in but the polybushes come in two pieces that you push in with your fingers then tap a steel tube down the middle with a light tap from a mallet  ;)

[clbarclay]

Another option is to remove the arms and take them to someone with a press to change the bushes. Not as cheap as DIY, but can be a less hassel.

I have a fly press, but generally I find it easier to press the middle out of the bush and then cut through punch out and the outer, rahter than press the outer out.

I find it easier to just remove one link from the suspension ata time, rather than fully disconnecting an axle.


Polyurethane bushes are generally easier to fit*, though you may still need a vice or clamp to pull them in, depending how tight a fit they are. Personally I prefere genuine rubber bushes, but ease fitting isn't an issue.

*I find the rubber radius arm to chassis bushes easier to fit. Plus some of the polyurethane bushes I've fitted are a tight squieze into the brackets. Its not a problem but when you trying to lifting a radius arm back into place its just another hassel.

[Range Rover Blues]

Poly bushes will also make the bump-thump harder and can make a car with steering kickback worse not better.  For off-road articulation and a softer ride I'd suggest the rubber bushes at the axle end as they are no harder to fit and your choice of either poly or rubber/metaliastic bushes at the axle end.

For best articulation fit the early RRC or Defender bushes (narrower) which are only one layer of rubber and therefore softer, the later dual-layer metaliastic bush was designed to reduce body roll when the EFi RRC was introduced.

[clover]

Paaahh! Get me the blow torch!!!! We will burn them out Stretchy! You got any fuel lines that you want setting alight at the same time??????
MOOOHAAAaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

I've got a set of blue poly bushes that I got off somebody on here. I'm hoping that they will be easy to fit. HA ha.

[stretchy]

Thanks for letting me use your 3 tonn press john hahaaaaa

[clover]

No problem.

3 ton press = My Discovery. Simples.. even son of mongoose could tell difference!

Jack up Discovery put hockey stick and polybush underneath the wheel, let down the jack, and it becomes 3 ton press!!!

"Then fitted polybushes (they are easy to do without a press)". Lee Celtic is going to mine when they want changing! Easy to fit!!! Not when you are doing them on the drive and haven't got a vice to hand!!!

Won't mention Chris "I've got a big hammer" Beech and why he should not be allowed near anything with a thread on the end!

When you coming round to do the other side. Rain has stopped play at the moment.

[Disco_Stu]

This link from LR 4x4 may help.

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=41478&st=20&p=392883&#entry392883

Stu.

[stretchy]

In my defence Sylvia is just way to adictive to put down  :lol:

[craig_midz]

i got press mate an if u around on weekend guess what im doin as mine failed its mot on front radius arm bushes are excessivly worn so while im pressin mine out can do yours no probs i just use a old socket slight smaller then hole an push the bush out its easy when u got 20 ton press lol

[clover]

I'm not to impressed with those poly bushes mate. I am not going to fit them on mine.

Basically they squeak a lot and they have a nasty vibration at 35 -45 mph. 
 

[clover]

I'm not to impressed with those poly bushes mate. I am not going to fit them on mine.

Basically they squeak a lot and they have a nasty vibration at 35 -45 mph. 
 

Might fit them after all. The squeak was curing with a liberal spray of oil and the vibration turned out to a very very badly worn  prop shaft UJ. Funny how replacing the bushes brought this to light!