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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / April 2006

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Radius Arms & Lower Link's

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Mark Solesbury - 17 Apr 2006 17:28 GMT
Evening

I need to find someone with a press to remove the old bushes from the radius
arms, and the lower links.

Is it safe to leave my 90 standing, with all 4 removed? The front axles are
supported, and its chocked at all 4 corners?

Mark
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Nige - 17 Apr 2006 19:22 GMT
> Evening
>
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> Mark
> 9090

Mark, just drill through the rubber all the way round & then hacksaw the outer bush bit out. I take it
you are fitting Polybushes?

Nige

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Vince - 17 Apr 2006 19:54 GMT
Burn them out - much easier I find!!!

> > Evening
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> Nige
Nige - 17 Apr 2006 20:17 GMT
> Burn them out - much easier I find!!!

But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
for the less 'adept' of us!!!

Nige
kezoe - 17 Apr 2006 20:25 GMT
I did my old 300 tdi disco ones. Use a drill but it'll have to be a
quality bit or you'll snap them real quick. Put gentle side ways
movement on it to saw the rubber out. Then, get a hammer and chisel and
gently tap around the edge of the remaining shell. It'll soon pop out
with plenty of WD 40.

Don't bother with a press, a good vice will press the new ones in with
copper slip on them. Make sure you have some old sockets or something
as spacers. Use a big washer between the vice and the bush to get an
even pressure across the thing to push it in. Keep checking with every
turn to make sure it goes in square. Take your time, it'll pay off.

> > Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige
kezoe - 17 Apr 2006 20:27 GMT
I did my old 300 tdi disco ones. Use a drill but it'll have to be a
quality bit or you'll snap them real quick. Put gentle side ways
movement on it to saw the rubber out. Then, get a hammer and chisel and
gently tap around the edge of the remaining shell. It'll soon pop out
with plenty of WD 40.

Don't bother with a press, a good vice will press the new ones in with
copper slip on them. Make sure you have some old sockets or something
as spacers. Use a big washer between the vice and the bush to get an
even pressure across the thing to push it in. Keep checking with every
turn to make sure it goes in square. Take your time, it'll pay off.

> > Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige
Dougal - 17 Apr 2006 20:53 GMT
>>Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>
> But there are more issues with fire than a drill!!!! Including poisonoius smoke & severe fire risk issues
> for the less 'adept' of us!!!
>
> Nige

If done out in the open and avoiding resting the links on an open petrol
can the risks are minimal. If I didn't know better I'd think that you
doing a passable impression of a government minister - give them more of
the nanny state!

... and the drill is not without risks, either!!
Nige - 17 Apr 2006 21:36 GMT
>>> Burn them out - much easier I find!!!
>>
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>
> ... and the drill is not without risks, either!!

Im only thinking of the dummies mate, if it where me, i would use napalm!!

Come on ffs, what made you think i was PC at all?

Nige

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Mark Solesbury - 17 Apr 2006 21:59 GMT
> Mark, just drill through the rubber all the way round & then hacksaw the outer bush bit out. I take it
> you are fitting Polybushes?
>
> Nige

Yeah, polybushing it slowley! I am fitting the 10 radius/link ones over the
next few evenings. I haddnt thought of drilling the rubber. Ill give it a go
tomorrow.

Have you pulybushed your 110?

Mark
 
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