Rear axle bushes

[mooG60 11]

Hey all

Does the rear axle have to be completely removed from the car to replace the bushes? 

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by mooG60

[fendervg 33]

Ideally yes. because they need to be pressed or hacked out, and then the new ones pressed in - or it's possible to cut them out with a lot of work, but either way it's a lot easier with the beam off., but it can be done with the rear suspension off and the axle dropped with great difficulty. Gives you a chance to refurb the beam as well. Poly bushes are much easier to fit, but I would only use the OEM ones on the rear beam. I'd say someone else here may have done them on the car and might be able to help.

[_Matt_ 32]

A friend did it with the beam on car. You are able to detach the brake lines and let that system hang in the air too. However he put poly bushes in and I would imagine it being awkward to try and press in the oem bushes with the beam hanging & if you've got as far as to allow movement with brake lines you'd may as well take the whole lot off? 

[mooG60 11]

I was hoping with the correct tool that it would have been possible to do on the car,  but it seems to be a chunky piece of equipment.  https://vw.snapon.com/SpecialToolsDetail.aspx?itemid=27660108 

The car was booked in at a Audi/VW specialist for a brake pipe, bushes and then mot. I think he was in the same mind set as me on the bushes, I'd better inform him of the situation.

Thank you for the helpful replies.  

[mooG60 11]

Any recommendations for which brand to buy please guys?

 

[1xshaunx1 27]

Lemforder

LEMFÖRDER: 2768001 1019602 1019601

or Febi

[mooG60 11]

Great, thanks shaun.