Subframe bush removal

[terrybullwon]

Guys any tips?

I have read there is a special tool for this Job in a old thread, i was just wondering if there are any other ways to do this other than hack sawing out the rubber bushings?

Cheers James

[urquattro-island]

let it

burn baby burn...

[AndyP]

I did mine last week, I used a piece of steel tube and a length of threaded bar to make a sort of puller to rip the rubber inner part out and then used a small chisel to remove the outer steel ring. It was hard work though!!

[topsparky]

I did mine last week, I used a piece of steel tube and a length of threaded bar to make a sort of puller to rip the rubber inner part out and then used a small chisel to remove the outer steel ring. It was hard work though!!

you should have put some weight behind the hammer then








i could have lent you some

[terrybullwon]

Bloody hell, well i got two out but the rest can wait till i put them on a press

[AndyP]

Bloody hell, well i got two out but the rest can wait till i put them on a press

Thats what I thought after the first one, but I'm stubborn

[volcano rs]

you should have put some weight behind the hammer then








i could have lent you some

you would have crushed it

[faaaaast]

Having pressed some bushes in/out in the workshop, I fully respect anyone who does this at home

Bring the other two into Barry's if the subframe's off the car... have them out in a jiffy...

[terrybullwon]

Having pressed some bushes in/out in the workshop, I fully respect anyone who does this at home

Bring the other two into Barry's if the subframe's off the car... have them out in a jiffy...

Thats the Plan

Its just i had to have it ready to be blasted tomoro, so i cut the bushes down for time being

[s2driveruk]

good to see someone else grafting away and that is a bithc of a job to do....are you going down the alloy bush route for replacements?

[terrybullwon]

good to see someone else grafting away and that is a bithc of a job to do....are you going down the alloy bush route for replacements?

Yeah i all ready have them

Will be interesting to see how well they work

[faaaaast]

They will work very well for removing old fillings before you next go to the dentist

Well, we are talking about Island roads, here!

Good God, what time is that ferry leaving in the morning?!

James

[terrybullwon]

They will work very well for removing old fillings before you next go to the dentist

Well, we are talking about Island roads, here!

Good God, what time is that ferry leaving in the morning?!

James

Dont remind me, sounds like they will be just fine then :mischeif:

[S2central.net]

I wouldn't be bovvered with all that elbow grease unless it was the only option - these are MUCH easier to remove and install on a press.

[brinskan]

My friends have a press at their shop, but since they didn't have all the right fitments, I just burned mine out. I heated up the bushing with a propane torch, trying to not heat the subframe. Once it was hot, they basically popped out with a pry bar. Just take the prybar and get it under the flange and work it around. It took me 15 mins to do all four bushings.