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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco_Stu on May 08, 2007, 08:43:34

Title: Polybushing
Post by: Disco_Stu on May 08, 2007, 08:43:34

Hi all.

I need to replace a lot of the bushes on my 1994 Disco. I've been told different tales and tips by different folks. Some say easy, some say a nightmare, heat em up, burn em out etc.

I can get access to a workshop press but it will be a bit of a pain cos i cant take the car there - no space.

Has anyone used this bushwaka thing or anything similar?

http://www.difflock.com/project-110/suspension/bushwaka.shtml

Your thoughts please...

Stu.

Title: Polybushing
Post by: hobbit on May 08, 2007, 14:00:00

I've never used one of them, but they sound interesting

Usually have acces to an hydraulic press

If you have enough stands, and can prop up one axle at a time, remove the arms and transport them down to the press, it would be easier

Or see if someone has an old set of arms you could use, get them pressed out then set up ready for the swap over, returning the arms to your mate ready pressed out when you have finished

Title: Polybushing
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on May 08, 2007, 19:47:44

Hi.

When I changed mine - I drilled all of the rubber out, pushed out the centre tube, carefully hacksawed the outer tube, then bashed hell out of what remained.

WHAT A COMPLETE PAIN.

Take a tip and use a hydraulic press.

Title: Polybushing
Post by: Bobtail on May 08, 2007, 23:39:08

I took my trailing arms into work tonight and asked the fitters to remove
the bush's

And i quote "kin ell mate it took 1&1/2 ton to move them and they went with one ell of a bang , nearly [PooPoo]'d myself" :shock:  :shock:

so i think a good press will be needed :D

Title: Polybushing
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 09, 2007, 00:26:24

1 1/2 ton, that all?

You want to be on a 10 ton press if you can get near it.

Yeap, burning them out, total pain, did the panhard rod and radisu arms that way.  Not doing the rear end, I think polybush is too hard for EAS and now that I've done Blue completely I find the front end too stiff.

Good idea for the panhard rod though, easy to do and cheap to swap on a regular basis.

Title: Polybushing
Post by: Disco_Stu on May 09, 2007, 16:20:20

Cheers guys. Sounds like I'd better put more than a saturday morning aside for this job  :shock:

Stu.

Title: w
Post by: MudRat on May 09, 2007, 16:53:50

I had to burn mine out!!!!!!!!  :shock:

Title: Polybushing
Post by: daveyravey on May 12, 2007, 02:54:30

I'm doing mine very soon, so it's something to look forward to   :lol:  :lol: