radeis arm bushes

[bombx3]

i have to polybush my 90 next week ,can you do it on your own i have heard the radeis arm bushes are hard .any tips please
i have a weeks hols so i wont to get it ready for the winter so i have no mis haps this year in the cold.Ray

[jimthelandyman]

Prepare for a lot of p*****g about getting the old bushes out !!!!!

[V8MoneyPit]

You really need access to a press to get them out easily. They go off with a nice BANG when they start moving.... even when you are on the 3rd one and are ready for it, it still makes you leap out of your skin  :lol:

[Cassillis]

I didn't have acces to a press so rightly or wrongly I burnt mine out with a normal blow lamp. That takes care of the rubber bush then either cut out the tube with a hack saw or push it out with socket and vice. But like jimthelandyman said it's a lot of work. If your going to do your whole landy yourself set aside some time for the job. Good Luck

[bombx3]

i have access to cutting gear and a good vice

[Litch]

I hate the throught of burning them out, all the smoke & smell of burning rubber but if that's what turns you on?

Just buy a hole-cutter (about a tenner for the arbor, pilot drill & hole-cutter) and cut through the rubber bush, each one takes about 2-minutes. With the rubber gone, use a hacksaw to cut through the sleeve which will then just tap out.
Clean-up the holes and just slide the new bushes into position. I use OE bushes and they have to be pressed in (I use a spacer & vice and/or hammer) but Pollybushes (are you using the genuine thing or a copy?) are a lot easier.

I did the whole vehicle in a day working on my drive with no press or heat so if you are only doing the radius-arms you should be done by lunch-time!

[bombx3]

is it hard doing thr other bushes but not thr shocks as i done them last year .cheers

[V8MoneyPit]

The panhard rod, front leading arms, rear trailing arms and A-frame all have metal sleeved bushes. All of these can be troublesome to get out.

[Litch]

They CAN be hard but I found doing them the way I described earlier they weren't too much of a problem at all. As I said, I did the WHOLE vehicle in one day using no workshop tools or burning, it's the hole cutter that makes all the difference.
Make sure you get new fixings (nuts, bolts etc) before you start, you don't want to reassemble with the old ones and a complete kit is only about £15.

[unknownmanxman]

If your hand with the hot spanner (oxy-acetyline) you can set fire to the first bush, then while thats burning, you can do something else, then just cut the metal outter casing of the bush out, it doesnt take too long..