poly bushes/wishbone

[J$£5GTT]

smashed old bushes out tonight,that was a class A job right there!!
anyways looking at polybushes does the fat/dougnut end go on the
inside of the w/b and where in relation to the w/b does the flat edge
of the bush sit?,towards engine,parallel to ground?
ta
:)

[djinuk]

just wondering how did you remove your bushses, i have this job yet to do , not looking forward to it.

[J$£5GTT]

just wondering how did you remove your bushses, i have this job yet to do , not looking forward to it.

this will help you loads-

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/fitting_guides.php

just make sure the wishbone is secure an you hit metal on metal,
i had a bit of timber on concrete floor an kinda secured w/b..
heat etc...an just smashed it,be careful not to damage w/b
though,lots of heat to!!!

:agree:

[alister]

when i did then on my old 5, it involved lots of swearing, hitting with big hammers, breaking the thread on a vice before i found the best way(for me)
heatgun, from machine mart, burn out the rubber til the middle part falls out, then get a hacksaw in there, cutting the outer part nearly all the way thru, then hit with a hammer to the middle til it splits, should come out easy then.

clean up wishbones,
get some threaded bar, washers and nuts, the press in new bushes, easy peasy

[djinuk]

ah never thought about the idea of threaded bar and nuts, please im guessing a big washer.

[5teve L]

I just greased them & they pushed in ..... then i pushed the stainless bit in after.

[Ashy]

I found the best way to get mine out was a blow torch, just keep burning and burning it and eventualy it just gets so hot that it pops out, be careful tho as one of mine fired across the drive nearly hitting the car!!