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May 8th, 2022, 09:31 | #171 | |
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Getting all the stuff off car took 6 hours (this is rear only at the moment) but I was finding my way and have underseal and rusted bolts and I’m working on axel stands - oh for a lift Burning out has probably taken 3 hours so far Then I have to reassemble JJ
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May 8th, 2022, 11:13 | #172 |
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For some reason I also found these bushes difficult to replace:~
Very tight fittings. I had the replacements as part of a job lot- still bagged & a descent supplier to original specifications. By comparison the rear trailing arm bushes had been quite straightforward: once you know the shortcuts. Regards Bob. Last edited by Bob Meadows; May 8th, 2022 at 11:16. |
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I think the reaction rod bushes are unnecessarily tight - it's not as if they can move anywhere. I've always been quite "thorough" in cleaning up their housings using a cylindrical sanding wheel, especially round the edge so that the new bush is easier to get started.
I always lubricate with a few drops of oil to help it slide. I don't bother trying to press the old bush out, nor burn it. I use a small reciprocating saw attachment in an electric drill and just cut a slot through the rubber and then into the shell until it will crumple quite easily. If you cut at the point next to the rod then it wouldn't matter so much if you overshot a little, as you'd be cutting into solid metal behind the shell, not weakening the housing. |
May 8th, 2022, 17:07 | #174 |
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With these fab ones from classic swede they are a good fit
Will be using a bit of ptfe tape to stop any potential squeaking The shell stays in place JJ
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For what it's worth, I found pressing new bushes in impossible because they were in there so tight that they bent M12 coarse thread bar trying to press them in.
However, the axle bush was by far the easiest to remove and refit. Chop it down either side of the axle ears, remove the section of bush and sleeve from in-between the ears, then just tap out the remnants. Refitting, I used a woodworking vice as a spreader to keep the ears apart, then smacked the new bushes in with a hammer. They went in very easily as there's not as much surface area holding them in, and so much less friction. |
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Another full day under the car - axle bushes today First attempt with the reciprocating saw - so hard and messy and damaging So for the 2nd one chose the large socket and puller approach I put the large socket on a breaker bar as 1. I had leverage to keep it straight and 2. There was a decent point to push into. As I tightened it I used the blow torch on the outer metal area to try and melt the adhesive Eventually it pushed through Then I tidied up with a drill mounted wire disc Like the other bushes, this one is a perfect snug push fit reassembly tomorrow then onto the front JJ
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And then it rained most of yesterday so reassembly took a pause
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I was just a bit curious about why you had decided not go ahead with the wheel banding (unless you are and I have misunderstood)? We tend to be a bit staid and conservative in the Volvo 200 corner; I was quite looking forward to seeing how asymmetric banded steel wheels and stretched tyres would have worked out. Good fortune, Alan
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