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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:33 pm 
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pedder said i have a few worn parts on the suspension and that.

lower bushes, sway bar bushes. these hard to change? could a mate and i do it with a few jacks, ramps and axle stands?

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:21 pm 
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sway bar bushes are piece o pie to change. Lower bushes can be a little more challenging.

When we do em at work, we rip the arm out and then mount it in a vice and apply a bit of heat to brake the bond between the bush and arm. It then hits out pretty easy. But with out the oxy it will be a bit of hard work.

Puttting in the new bush should be pretty easy. Most people will go for urethane which will be a two piece, so very easy to put back in. Just make sure you use plenty of grease on the crush tube and on the faces of the bush if urethane.

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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:35 am 
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would it be possible to use a vice, hammer, hacksaw to part it?

other then that, an aresol can and a light makes for a fun afternoon

 

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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:20 am 
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yeah will be possible... though will be hard work. Maybe just rip em out and take em to a mechanic and get them to get them out
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:28 pm 
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what about the whole lot. ive got a mate whos done hes preap in mechanics and he said he could do little bits of it but he hasn't done it in the real world

 

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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:17 pm 
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First things first, you DO NOT heat any suspension parts or axles. This changes the temper of steel used in its particular application.
With EF & EL front lower inner bushes, they are 3 piece. Just mount it in a vice with some alloy angle to stop marking/gouging the arms. The lips of the bush, strike it with a hammer & cold chiesel, evenly on both sides. They near fall out. In the centre of those end pieces, is a piece of pipe that hold the outer bush parts together. You will need to make a tool to keep them aligned to assemble them if you use genuine replacement parts. If you use polyurethane bushes, use Super-pro bushes, they don't turn to powder like the others. Previous experience, good old 20/20 hindsight never lets you down later.

 

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