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Sept 4, 2017 17:28:07 GMT
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Has anyone made one?
I've got my car stuck on the drive minus a bush. I've got the bush arriving tomorrow but I don't have a bush puller, I've seen a video of someone making one from a scissor jack but I threw my last one away when I moved house.
I'm confident in the process of how to go about making one/something that works (I'm going with threaded bar and nuts and washers and two sockets) but I don't want to get a threaded bar that's too weak in either threads or metal, so I was hoping someone had made one before and could advise me on what's best.
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Sept 4, 2017 17:40:20 GMT
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I guess it depends on the bush. I removed the axle casing bush on my car (Vauxhall Magnum basically) using a short piece of tube, a decent bolt and some big washers. But that's quite high up and out of the way of a lot of stuff that would corrode it into place, and it's through a section of the diff casing that cannot collapse.
If the bush has a steel outer sleeve that could be rusted into place, you have to be sure that removing it with a puller isn't going to cause damage to the thing it's in. Sometimes in that case, drilling through the rubber until you can push it out and then cutting the outer steel sleeve to collapse it is safer than pressing.
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andyborris
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Sept 4, 2017 17:41:47 GMT
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I think I just used one that would fit in the hole and when I did the MGB and he Triumph, which still had the original bushes, a flame melting the rubber helped.
Just don't breathe the fumes........
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andyborris
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Sept 4, 2017 17:43:15 GMT
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And not near petrol & etc. lines.
Obviously!
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Sept 4, 2017 18:04:28 GMT
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Thanks guys, I should of stated I've already removed the bush.
I'm just cautious of getting too weak a rod to try and press it home. Access is very good.
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andyborris
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Sept 4, 2017 18:37:31 GMT
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Vaseline is (as in many things!) your friend here. Helps if you make sure it's square to the hole too.
I'm off for a lie down in a dark room now.....
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I usually use M10 or M12 threaded bar, anything smaller generally doesn't cope under the stress. Washing up liquid is also a good lubricant for this type of work. Hope this helps
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Sept 5, 2017 10:02:42 GMT
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Yes, I'd agree with washing up liquid as it doesn't attack rubber apparently, though I didn't try Vaseline. I guess the limitation on the bolt or bar to pull it into place is the diameter of the centre hole.
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Sept 5, 2017 12:45:53 GMT
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use the fattest thread that will fit ...plenty of oil on the threads and lube on the rubber
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Sept 5, 2017 13:15:44 GMT
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vague thread is vague!
what car?
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Sept 5, 2017 13:16:42 GMT
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Vaseline is (as in many things!) your friend here. Helps if you make sure it's square to the hole too.
whos the DOGGER lol
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Sept 5, 2017 13:56:47 GMT
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Last Edit: Sept 5, 2017 14:00:37 GMT by darrenh
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Sept 5, 2017 18:20:02 GMT
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it might have been my thread re: bush puller (unlikely as not much interest in them) but i only copied a youtube video myself. reason to use a scissor jack rather than say M12 or M14 studding, you get a finer pitch and very high tensile screw. the spacer tube is CDS rolcage tube, the die for bush pushing is a 1/2 socket of correct size to match your bush, but it has to be just undersized for the tube/chassis/bush eye that the bush presses into (i also had to enlarge the 1/2 inch hole in the end of the socket with a carbide burr, so the M14 screw fits through it)     Thanks, that's exactly what I'd seen but only in a video format on YouTube. The car in question is a discovery 3, yes too new for here but I thought the 'I can make that attitude' would give me an insight. I've got pics but I'm not registered with any hosting companies now. The bush is a metal one going into a metal hub. |
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Sept 5, 2017 19:09:57 GMT
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From my Nisan days ... If the item is off the car you can use a hydraulic jack. Jack on the floor - housing above - new bush above. Slide the whole lot under the car/chassis and jack it up. The weight of the car presses the bush in  Was told to avoid washing up liquid as it rots rubber (contains salt?) |
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Sept 5, 2017 19:21:30 GMT
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Sadly it's still on the car else I'd use my vice. It's the top rear hub bush, easy access. I'm just too tight to buy the correct tools for one job
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I've got pics but I'm not registered with any hosting companies now. You can drag and drop images into the post directly on here, no need for a separate hosting company. Not sure about washing up liquid and salt, though I do recall something about not using it to wash the car for that reason. Of course, we'll all have painted our suspension arms before inserting bushes, would it matter then? |
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Sept 6, 2017 14:32:04 GMT
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I've got pics but I'm not registered with any hosting companies now. You can drag and drop images into the post directly on here, no need for a separate hosting company. Not sure about washing up liquid and salt, though I do recall something about not using it to wash the car for that reason. Of course, we'll all have painted our suspension arms before inserting bushes, would it matter then? I'm using an iPhone, I'll try though in future. I managed to do it today though, some m12 bar, bit of cut tubing, some washers and nuts and I was sorted. Thanks for the help. |
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if you are fitting a bush with a metal outer sleeve make sure the hole in the arm it is going into is spotlessly clean and apply some light oil to both metal surfaces. if fitting rubber bushes or poly bushes use brake cleaner as a lubricant as it evaporates off.
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