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[mrgreen]

i'm sure there's going to be a how to posted once these are delivered!!

[unlucky mark mv6]

Maybe a daft question,but how many bushes are there to each wishbone,is it one or two. :-/

[Diamond Black Geezer]

i'm sure there's going to be a how to posted once these are delivered!!

Seeing as you're in Austria, can't you just pop up the road to Magna-Steyr and rob some bushes from there?? Pretty sure the fence is shorter round the back 

[aaronjb]

Two bushes for each wishbone, one in the horizontal and one in the vertical plane IIRC - the powerflex bushes only replace the front (vertical plane) bushes rather than the horizontal (as poly would be too hard for the rear bush) - but from all reports it looks like the front bush that fails constantly, not the rear..

[Diamond Black Geezer]

ah, thats answered another question of mine, as couldnt understand why they didnt make polys for all the wishbone. ta

[aaronjb]

Unfortunately the only thing you could realistically replace the rear horizontal bush with would be a very large press-in spherical bearing.. which wouldn't be a good idea for a number of reasons

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Unfortunately the only thing you could realistically replace the rear horizontal bush with would be a very large press-in spherical bearing.. which wouldn't be a good idea for a number of reasons

Spherical? Sounds like balls to me.

[unlucky mark mv6]

Does anyone know how much the other standard bushes are we need then,assuming we need to change em.

[markfree]

i'm sure there's going to be a how to posted once these are delivered!!

There is...............sort of.
"Turk" did a video on how to repace the bushes - I think it's on photobucket but can't find the link - sure somebody will have a link to it.

[markfree]

Does anyone know how much the other standard bushes are we need then,assuming we need to change em.

Seen some on ebay around the £10 mark but you would have to have access to a press to get the buggers in.

[aaronjb]

Personally I was planning on picking up a set of Lemforder arms and then re-bushing the front bushes before putting them on..

[Dave Elite]

Anyone know when Petes back?

[Boatboy]

If you wanted to get the old bushes out intact, you'd need a press.. but you don't - so you tear the rubber inner out with a prying tool and then hacksaw a slot through the metal outer (without cutting through the wishbone! ) and it just drops out with gentle persuasion..

New poly bushes, IIRC, then just drop straight in as two halves.

I tried the prying approach but nut surprisingly the rubber was damn hard, and without removing the wishbone fully from the car leverage was limited and it was a recipe for skinned knuckles. I took a cordless drill to it with something like a 6-7mm bit and just jiggled it about to muller as much of the rubber as I could get too, then used a hacksaw blade upside down in the frame (passed through the bush) make a cut in the shell before popping it free.

I think Turk used a blowtorch on the rubber - perhaps he has not got my oil leaks

New ones are indeed made of two poly halves and a steel centre bush that all slide together in a very satisfying way
using the all important magic grease supplied.

Steve

[bigegg]

1 Dave Elite
2 Elite Pete
3 aaronjb
4 AngelGrinder
5 chrisgixer
6 MF........................if the price is right
7 Davethediver
8 Big_Roger
9 VXL V6
10 Gooseman
11 mr ICE man
12 mrjimbo (would also want roll bar bushes if poss)
13 Unlucky Mark Mv6
14 Cliffo b (would also want anti roll bar bushes if poss)
15 Elitenut (would also want anti roll bar bushes if poss)
16 tango
17 humbucker (would also want anti roll bar bushes if poss, also dependent on cost)
18 Broomies Mate
19 Omegatoy (dependant on the discount cos they have to be posted to spain)
20 Arrolman
21 nitro
22 mr stud...if price ok
23 Chang
24 Shyboy
25 djac (inc ARB)
26 BigEgg + ARB

[bigegg]

And I have a fly press that should be able to hammer the old ones out if anyone's having trouble in the Leeds area...