Anthony Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Need some help please :(Yesterday I fitted my bushes to my front wishbonesI installed the two part bushings without any issues, but when I came to fit the stainless sleeve it pushed part of the bushing out againI lubricated everything before fitting, and I pressed the sleeve in with my viceWhat's the best way to fix this?Can I press the bushing back in again?......I think it's snagged against the sleeveOr should I remove and refit?......and if so, how do you get the damn things apart again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Double check you have the right parts - I bought a superflex kit which had all the right parts in except the rear trailing arm bushes which were the wrong size.Must polyurethane bushes should go in/out fairly easy with a vice (mostly based on land rovers I admit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6Craig Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I fitted polybushes on my GT6 last week...needed a vice and a selection of sockets.And blood, sweat, tears etc. but once I got the knack it was easy.Part bushings? All my wishbone bushes were single pieces of polyurethane (with a lip on each end).Once these were forced in, I then inserted the steel tube with a vice and socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Yeah, mine are two pieceI'll put up some pictures when I get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 184 wrote:I fitted polybushes on my GT6 last week...needed a vice and a selection of sockets.And blood, sweat, tears etc. but once I got the knack it was easy.Part bushings? All my wishbone bushes were single pieces of polyurethane (with a lip on each end).Once these were forced in, I then inserted the steel tube with a vice and socket.Good ones are two piece for the wishbones and radius arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 I reckon if i can remove the metal sleeve from the bushing I should be able to have another go at fitting itBut how the hell do you get the sleeve back out?So far a hammer and socket hasn't done anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6Craig Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Quote:Good ones are two piece for the wishbones and radius armsDoh! They did come as a proper polybush kit...Anthony, can you use a large socket on one side of the arm, and use a smaller socket to push the tube through in a vice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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