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How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« on: 22 December 2011, 19:58:29 »
Just changed my wishbones again for a set with poly bushes..

This is about the 4th time Iv'e changes a set and usually when refitting I get the front and rear bushes aligned with the bolts in loose the faff about trying to get the bottom suspension leg ball joint in place, its usually involves a large lever to get the wishbone low enough to line up the pin.

But this time on one side I decided to put the ball joint in place first, then get the rear bush in place, this was probably harder than usual due to the wishbone being at an angle, so I had to use a drift to knock the metal sleeve of the bush in place, then the front pivot was quite easy because I put the poly bushes in last by pulling the wishbone down and sliding the bushes in.

So how do you do yours, ball joint in first or last...
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #1 on: 22 December 2011, 20:01:09 »
Last  :y
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #2 on: 22 December 2011, 20:03:26 »
Last! ;)
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #3 on: 22 December 2011, 20:52:37 »
i did mine last, but it was a struggle getting the arm to go low enough!
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #4 on: 22 December 2011, 20:54:16 »
Last every time, using my 3' lever bar to lever the 'bone down and get the ball joint in :y
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #5 on: 22 December 2011, 20:57:10 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 December 2011, 20:54:16
Last every time, using my 3' lever bar to lever the 'bone down and get the ball joint in :y

Atta boy Paul - same 'professional' approach here! :y
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #6 on: 22 December 2011, 21:07:34 »
Last, but with spring compressed so the BJ doesn't have to go so low.  :)
 
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #7 on: 22 December 2011, 22:28:41 »
Quote from: Abiton on 22 December 2011, 21:07:34
Last, but with spring compressed so the BJ doesn't have to go so low.  :)
 

Steady now! ;)

Always balljoint in last, as said,  using a big lever (and 16 stone of me on the end of it).
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #8 on: 22 December 2011, 22:39:05 »
Last.

Clarks large pry bar fits nicely in the centre hole of the wb. Pull the pin outboard as far as it will go, lever the wb down,  line the knuckle hole up with the pin and let it rest while dropping pry bar. Then push the shock body inboard and it should pop in when the pin goes verticle.

Rear bush bolt first. Then front bush bolt. Then pin last.
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #9 on: 23 December 2011, 08:11:30 »
Second......as it gives you more movement to get the ball joint in and getting the front bush in is a piece of cake anyway
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #10 on: 23 December 2011, 08:17:18 »
Tried that, found it awkward personally, with both sections moving around under strain as opposed to just one. But each to thier own as they say... ;)
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #11 on: 23 December 2011, 08:23:21 »
Obviously it's sooo much easier if not preserving the camber setting. If the shock is removed from stub axle. Just plonk the stub axle on top of the pin, job done. Apart from re setting camber of course  ::)

...although with the socket method that's quite easy, and if full geo is booked anyway, we might ask..... why battle with the bloody thing.  ;D  :y
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #12 on: 23 December 2011, 09:45:48 »
Last and lever the arm down.  Mine's lowered quite a bit so it doesn't have far to go LOL!
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #13 on: 23 December 2011, 09:54:50 »
Paid some other bugger to do them for me  ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Re: How do you do yours, wishbones that is..
« Reply #14 on: 23 December 2011, 10:11:21 »
Quote from: Andy B on 23 December 2011, 09:54:50
Paid some other bugger to do them for me  ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Show off!!   :P
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