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13th February 2018, 00:17 | #11 | |
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You need a 45mm diameter mandrel to press the new bushes into place, a cheapie like THIS will more than likely suffice |
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13th February 2018, 14:02 | #12 |
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Well rain has stopped play, so I had a practise session on one of the scrapper arms.
As what was left of the bolt (it had already been cut through on both sides to get the arm off) wasn't having any of it I got thr Dremel out and ground a small cut in the metal end cover and then prised that out and the complete ball fell out. No problem at all getting the outer ring out with the puller set. The trailing arm front bush was a little more work though. Couldn't get it to shift so pulled the middle out, made a cut through the rubber and then hacksawed the outer ring from inside just enough to split it. Puller then made short work of it. So all good to go as soon as the weather picks up. |
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And they are off.
As both the upper links and the arms are scrap, I cut the rubber gaiters off the upper links and cut through each side of the bolts with the grinder. Just need to grind a cut in one side of the link end cover, pop the joints out,remove the outer rings with a puller and then I'm ready for a bit of rebuilding. Happy Days. |
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When I did mine one side bolt was seized and one not. I ended up grinding through the bolt and drifting the bush out after applying a little heat. Brian loaned me his remover/installer kit, two new bushes and a new bolt. With the tool and new bushes both sides were done quite quickly although I did have the car on a lift. I have now purchased a tool in case the ‘classic’ needs the arms changed too. Best bit of advice is that you will need new rose jointed bushes in most occasions.
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Brian, I cant find the thread, but you put up a link to an ebay listing for an E36 bush removal kit.
(for the rose joint on the 75 rear trailing arm) Question is... would this one work too? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252517659150 |
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On both of mine the bolts were fully seized in the rose joints. Once the rubber boots were pulled off a small cut across the end and the metal cover pulled out;
Then the complete inner can be removed; And the sleeve pulled out; Took about 10 minutes on each side. Last edited by Mike Noc; 9th April 2018 at 11:52.. |
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9th April 2018, 12:58 | #18 | |
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27pcs-Pul...item2a8429db51 There are more bits than shown as they are stacked Russian doll style one or two inside the others. You will need another washer for the trailing arm rose joints though due to the restricted access if the back plates are left on. Bit cheaper than this one, which looks about the same; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Be.../392003700661? . Last edited by Mike Noc; 9th April 2018 at 13:04.. |
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If your a bodger, you can normally get away with using a socket instead of a sleeve.
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