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corsa c14se
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21st Jan 04 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want to change the wishbone bushes.i'll use the rubber ones.is it a DIY job? Can i just hammer them in place or do i need a hydraulic press?
Gambit
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21st Jan 04 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can wind them in using a nut & bolt a couple of big washers
Kris TD
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21st Jan 04 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
personally i would just buy myself new wishbones, they are only like 15 quid.
corsa c14se
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21st Jan 04 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'm afraid Kris it's more like 100 quid per wishbone here...
By winding you mean like trying to screw it in?
Keith Piper
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21st Jan 04 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put nylon bushes in. much easier
corsa c14se
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i've thought about that too mate but decided against it because our roads are f***ed...
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sort off...your applying a constant pressure to the whole bush so it will push in eventually
Siberia
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22nd Jan 04 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i can buy a tool that uses the same idea as the washers

it looks like a deep socket and it extracts the bush

wouldnt think there that dear.

 
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