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[aaronjb]

Quick question;

It seems I (desperately) need to tackle the front bushes before our trip to Cornwall on the 26th and I'm not going to get time to get the geo done, so I figured the easiest way is to knock out the front bushes with the wishbones on the car and poly bush them (since I already have the poly bushes): http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90676.0

Question is - is it just a case of levering the wishbone out of it's home at one end with a bar or wood while you hacksaw the bush out, if you don't want to remove per the guide?

[chrisgixer]

Correct. Better wheels loaded, due to the angle of the wishbone.

(And no it won't collapse on you )

[aaronjb]

So wheel it over the pit, unbolt the front end of the wishbone, lever the arm out .. actually, I guess wheel it over the pit, unbolt the wishbone, lift the wheel off the ground, lever out the wishbone, drop it back down and hacksaw away?

[chrisgixer]

Drive it over pit.

Unbolt wb front bolt.

Pull it down to clear the subframe, and wedge a bit of 2x4 between the wb and the roll bar(for example) to hold it down.

Cut the bugger out. (Hole saw, then jig saw) being careful not to cut into the wb. Better to stop short and tear the last fraction of a mm with a cole chisel and hammer than go too far through.

Pop the polys in, bolt the bugger up again. 120nm, angle tighten 30, then 15degrees.

Jobbed.

[jonny2112]

Allow plenty of time. I'm no mechanic, but I found it quite difficult and time consuming. I also found I needed a hand to get the wb lined up again.

[YZ250]

Allow plenty of time. I'm no mechanic, but I found it quite difficult and time consuming. I also found I needed a hand to get the wb lined up again.

You can line up the front bush quite easily by pushing/pulling the wheel forwards or backwards until it's back in line. 

[Agemo]

I found it a pain to cut in-situ, but your eyes are probably better than mine. I decided to remove the wishbone for the other side. As said, be careful not to cut into the wishbone.

[Andy H]

Drive it over pit.

Unbolt wb front bolt.

Pull it down to clear the subframe, and wedge a bit of 2x4 between the wb and the roll bar(for example) to hold it down.

Cut the bugger out. (Hole saw, then jig saw) being careful not to cut into the wb. Better to stop short and tear the last fraction of a mm with a cole chisel and hammer than go too far through.

Pop the polys in, bolt the bugger up again. 120nm, angle tighten 30, then 15degrees.

Jobbed.

You make it seem so easy

[chrisgixer]

Allow plenty of time. I'm no mechanic, but I found it quite difficult and time consuming. I also found I needed a hand to get the wb lined up again.

You can line up the front bush quite easily by pushing/pulling the wheel forwards or backwards until it's back in line. 

[aaronjb]

You make it seem so easy

He does! I was secretly hoping he'd offer to come round and do it for me..

Thanks guys, though. Hopefully won't be too hard tomorrow! If you can hear the swearing from wherever you all are then it's not going well..

[Andy H]

I found it a pain to cut in-situ, but your eyes are probably better than mine. I decided to remove the wishbone for the other side. As said, be careful not to cut into the wishbone.

I think Chris must be younger than me. My joints wouldn't survive a morning crouched in the wheelarch sawing out the bushes

[chrisgixer]

Levers, bars, bats, kick, push shove the wheel. What ever you have.

With a bit of practice, half hour a side. 2mins to actually fit the polys and bolt it up.


Working tomorrow. Mental busy.

[chrisgixer]

I found it a pain to cut in-situ, but your eyes are probably better than mine. I decided to remove the wishbone for the other side. As said, be careful not to cut into the wishbone.

I think Chris must be younger than me. My joints wouldn't survive a morning crouched in the wheelarch sawing out the bushes

He has a pit.

I jack the car onto ramps.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Make the cut towards the wishbone and that way if you do go slightly to far it won't have a negative impact on the strength

[chrisgixer]

And I doubt your joints, back, shoulders and neck are more knackered than mine.