Bushings

solitaire · Post by **solitaire** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:18 pm

Hiya, did a search under "bushings" but could not find an answer

I have just received a bushing kit for the sw20, anyone have any advice for getting rid of the old rubber bushings in a resonably equiped home garage?

Some website mention burning them out but i dont have any welding gear or anything like that.

Keen to hear from anyone who has done this before

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:26 pm

Normally referred to as bushes on here.

Burning is what I heard too, maybe take off you hot plates on ya bbq and suspend the bushes above the burner?

I'm assuming you have a mans kitchen anyway :lol:

easily accessible hot flame

solitaire · Post by **solitaire** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:28 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Normally referred to as bushes on here.

Burning is what I heard too, maybe take off you hot plates on ya bbq and suspend the bushes above the burner?

I'm assuming you have a mans kitchen anyway easily accessible hot flame

Didn't think of that... Nice one mate ill give that a crack

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:49 pm

Which bushes exactly? There aren't any you should have to burn out

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:00 pm

solitaire wrote:Didn't think of that... Nice one mate ill give that a crack

Yeah came to me straight away as i'm a gas fitter :lol:

soven · Post by **soven** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:06 pm

small butane torch?

MrOizo · Post by **MrOizo** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:46 pm

soven wrote:small butane torch?

was going to add this too.

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:31 pm

I put a butane torch under "welding gear or anything like that", never know though I guess

rwd_mayhem · Post by **rwd_mayhem** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:33 pm

Lloyd wrote:Which bushes exactly? There aren't any you should have to burn out

i agree. should be able to be pressed out. i wouldn't be heating up anything to do with suspension.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:44 pm

you can burn bushs out, but you have to burn the rubber, not heat the steel!

some bushes are press out, and some require you to keep the old shells in place and burn out the rubber. ask the supplier what you do with the brand you got

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:57 pm

burning that sort of stuff takes way longer than you would expect

and stops being fun after the first face full of ash / fumes

ChaosAD · Post by **ChaosAD** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:10 pm

Just cut the end off the bush and prise it out with a screwdriver or something

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:14 pm

rollaholic wrote:burning that sort of stuff takes way longer than you would expect

and stops being fun after the first face full of ash / fumes

yeah...... very true

solitaire · Post by **solitaire** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:25 pm

Lloyd wrote:Which bushes exactly? There aren't any you should have to burn out

Whoa... you change your name? Your freaking me out brother :lol:

these are the bushes: http://www.twosrus.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_61&products_id=431

Front and rear control arm bushings
Front and rear strut bar bushings.
Front and rear anti-sway bar bushings
Rear strut bar control arm to chassis bushings

Dont have any butane torches or anything like that im afraid... could cut the end off i guess... heating the metal is a no no?

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:00 pm

hmm iv only done an aw11 but im pretty sure they use a lot of the same bushes, and they were press out.
however you can burn the rubber out and carefully hacksaw the shell so you can collapse it and remove if you cant get to a press

solitaire · Post by **solitaire** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:25 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:hmm iv only done an aw11 but im pretty sure they use a lot of the same bushes, and they were press out.
however you can burn the rubber out and carefully hacksaw the shell so you can collapse it and remove if you cant get to a press

Oh right... what sort of people have a press?

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:38 pm

Engineering places, some mechanics i'm guessing.

Sometimes you can press the new ones in using a vice with a bit of lube. Possibly even press the old ones out with a vice too. Would just take a bit of creativity :lol:

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:04 pm

A hammer, a screwdriver and an air powered hacksaw should get any out

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:16 pm

I just did the ones on my mr2 using a bench vice and a number of sockets etc to act as supports/drifts.

solitaire · Post by **solitaire** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:41 am

Some great ideas here, thanks everyone