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[Mr Gav]

I agree, and it wasn't what I expected, I know it needs to be a tight fit but I just can't see these going in.

[PhilRich]

Have you been given the correct bushes?

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Can you get a digital caliper reading, to confirm exact dimensions. Have to say mine stuffed in badly by hand, with no clear way they'd fit, only to find with the proper press they went in fine.

Not saying you're wrong at all, simply if you could get a digital caliper reading of the diameter of bush and hole, that would at least confirm to yourself and us that there's a definite size difference.

note: don't own a digital caliper myself, I went into an engineering shop a few months back and asked to borrow a brand new one to test 'how it felt to use', and what do you know, I just happened to have a bolt in my pocket (which I coincidentally needed measuring to a micron ). Bit cheeky, but ways and means, and they didn't mind 

[Mr Gav]

Can you get a digital caliper reading, to confirm exact dimensions. Have to say mine stuffed in badly by hand, with no clear way they'd fit, only to find with the proper press they went in fine.

Not saying you're wrong at all, simply if you could get a digital caliper reading of the diameter of bush and hole, that would at least confirm to yourself and us that there's a definite size difference.

note: don't own a digital caliper myself, I went into an engineering shop a few months back and asked to borrow a brand new one to test 'how it felt to use', and what do you know, I just happened to have a bolt in my pocket (which I coincidentally needed measuring to a micron ). Bit cheeky, but ways and means, and they didn't mind 

Might be a bit difficult carrying a wishbone and bush in lol.

I did have a digital micrometer but not seen it in a while, not that it will matter now if the Pikey's have been round and took then off the lawn 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

You and me are different then, never had any difficulty in carrying an Omega wishbone. Simply undo my flies, and still leaves me two hands free to hold a pint of ale and the micrometer 

[Lazydocker]

You and me are different then, never had any difficulty in carrying an Omega wishbone. Simply undo my flies, and still leaves me two hands free to hold a pint of ale and the micrometer 

Just stuff it in the hole do you? Plenty of space I s'pose

[Diamond Black Geezer]

That's why my missus I need the digital calipers 

[Lazydocker]

That's why my missus I need the digital calipers 

 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I recently did what you are trying to do. ie. fit a set of GM bushes to cheap wishbones and I couldn't get the bushes to go in no matter what I tried..... 

I eventually borrowed a bush press set from my friendly local garage and they went in fine. 

The bush press set was like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Press-Pull-Sleeve-Kit-Bearing-Seal-Bush-Insertion-Extraction-Tool-UK-/251893086010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aa5ff773a

[Mr Gav]

I recently did what you are trying to do. ie. fit a set of GM bushes to cheap wishbones and I couldn't get the bushes to go in no matter what I tried..... 

I eventually borrowed a bush press set from my friendly local garage and they went in fine. 

The bush press set was like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Press-Pull-Sleeve-Kit-Bearing-Seal-Bush-Insertion-Extraction-Tool-UK-/251893086010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3aa5ff773a

Cheers Ex Sir Tigger ( been a naughty boy recently  )I`ll have a look down that avenue, I tried a press albeit one not designed for bush pressing but the bush just wanted to slip one way or another. The car is MOT`d now so I have time on my side