daves16v 1 Posted June 28, 2004 Was there a photo/details of a rear axle bush fitting tool floating around on here somewhere? I need to change my bushes and was thinking of making up a tool at work or several if anyones interested. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 28, 2004 I think theres a picture of it in the bentley manual... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted June 28, 2004 ill try to take a pic of the one I made, but for now , ill give a description it basically consists of a threaded bar, and a shaped 8mm thick peice of steel the same shape as the outside surface f the bush, the threaded bar goes through this shaped "washer" and through the bush then through the beam, a large (2" 3/4 inch drive) socket is put in the beam end of the bar and a nut and a washer, grease the new bush up and the threaded bar and turn the nut on the beam end , this will pull the new bush squarely into the hole, as i say i will try to post up a pic of my tool, it works excellently,,, :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted June 28, 2004 Cheers Olly, that's a great start :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted June 28, 2004 olly....with the tool ,how long does the job take??? does the tool remove and refit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted June 30, 2004 tool only refits, for removal, cut the flanged end off of the bush and drill all the rubber out of the inside, drift out with a large hammer, its best to remove the beam completley when doing this job as it saves you hitting things when the beam is still attached to the car, also gives you a good chance to paint the beam up!! time? a few hours, depending on how brake pipes undo etc,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
