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Omega General Help / Re: Rear bush removal, help!
« on: 25 September 2015, 11:04:06 »
When I did mine, I used a three legged puller, and the 'hooked' end just fitted nicely in the three slots around the bush. I hammered them in to make sure they were tight and located properly before winding the threaded bar. This also started the bush moving a little. I wedged a block of wood between the body and subframe, with a shorter thick bolt in from the top of the mount for the end of the threaded bar to push against and a big flat washer against the top of the bolt and block of wood to spread the pressure, and then wound the bush out. I jacked the subframe up tight against the piece of wood with a jack to keep it solid. I found I didn't need to use brute force at all.
I refitted the new bush dry (important) in exactly the same position that the old one came out using the the lugs as a reference.
To refit the new one, I used a large piece of tubing and cut notches in it to sit snugly on the outer edge of the bush. I put the block of wood between the subframe and body, got the bush position 'square' to its hole, and using a trolley jack and the weight of the car against each other let the bush slowly work its own way into the subframe. I packed the saddle of the jack under the tubing to ensure it was at the correct position /angle before raising it to start the pressure to insert the bush. I checked it every few minutes, raising the jack slightly each time, just so that the car starts to lift slightly, but once it's on it's way, go and make a brew, and when you come back the bush should be fully in!
My main difficulty was getting the central bolt back in as the subframe moves a little without it presumably with the force of the rear spring, but apart from that not too bad a job!
I refitted the new bush dry (important) in exactly the same position that the old one came out using the the lugs as a reference.
To refit the new one, I used a large piece of tubing and cut notches in it to sit snugly on the outer edge of the bush. I put the block of wood between the subframe and body, got the bush position 'square' to its hole, and using a trolley jack and the weight of the car against each other let the bush slowly work its own way into the subframe. I packed the saddle of the jack under the tubing to ensure it was at the correct position /angle before raising it to start the pressure to insert the bush. I checked it every few minutes, raising the jack slightly each time, just so that the car starts to lift slightly, but once it's on it's way, go and make a brew, and when you come back the bush should be fully in!
My main difficulty was getting the central bolt back in as the subframe moves a little without it presumably with the force of the rear spring, but apart from that not too bad a job!
