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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Andy A on 17 March 2018, 21:15:57

Title: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Andy A on 17 March 2018, 21:15:57

Can any one recommend a cheap tool to remove the front wishbone bushes so I can replace with Powerflex?

The wishbones are new ATP as recommended.

Thanks

Andy

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 17 March 2018, 21:22:12

Remove the rubber with either a blowtorch or drilling lots of holes in it. Remove the metal sleeve with a hacksaw.

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Nick W on 17 March 2018, 21:22:27

I have one:


(https://www.dropbox.com/s/pe1p0mqrpvvldov/BearingPullerSet%20%287%29.jpg?dl=1)


but it's cobbled together out of Scrapbinium and a bearing puller set.


If you're only doing a pair of wishbones, butcher the old bushes out by drilling the rubber as much as you can, then carefully cut the sleeves out with a hacksaw. I can still smell the only rubber bush I tried burning out, and that wasn't even this century. Cutting them will take less time too.

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2018, 21:37:56

A suitably sized hole saw makes short work of the core, then use a decent hacksaw to slice the outer tube :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: biggriffin on 18 March 2018, 11:03:14

Hacksaw, drill, and pry bar.

Drill alround the bush, pry out the inner, then hacksaw thro the steel (sleeve) just stopping before you cut into wish bone, then pry out the sleeve(bush) clean up then put ya powerflex in with  some copper slip.

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Andy A on 18 March 2018, 21:06:53

Thanks all I guess its a quick and cheap way of doing it.  :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Tick Tock on 19 March 2018, 10:38:01

(http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/omega_cdx207.jpg)  :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Tick Tock on 19 March 2018, 10:39:07

(http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/omega_cdx214.jpg)  :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: biggriffin on 19 March 2018, 12:09:26

Job jobbed :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: grifter on 21 March 2018, 10:38:08

Hammer out bush with big socket/drift then hacksaw the collar

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Vega on 21 March 2018, 16:02:25

Me to.
No drilling
No hacksaw
Done in 5 min

(https://s17.postimg.org/j4i4q9jn3/s-l1600_1.jpg)

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Andy A on 22 March 2018, 20:24:08

What size socket or a circular saw blade would I need for the job.

Thanks

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 22 March 2018, 20:40:53

22mm hole saw iirc :y

Title: Re: Wishbone front bush removal tool
Post by: Andy A on 23 March 2018, 08:09:11

I'll get that done this weekend if have time and weather permitting.  :y