WGB
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Before the driveshaft problem made it mandatory I have spent two years working out how to change the diagonal shaft bushings while the rear end was in the car.
It is great challenge as the outer mounting bolts end up blocked by the side frames of the car.
RonB came up with a suggestion to unbolt the two front subframe mounts and tilt the front of the subframe downwards using the rear mount as a pivot - I never got brave enough to try it.
This method uses a kit I own called a 4WD Tie rod puller kit but some sockets and a suitable nut, bolt and washers will do the same thing
The outer bushes were pushed out quite easily as they were already half out.
The last little bit needed a tap with a hammer.
The inner bushes were pushed a long way in and I could not fit my puller as they protruded too far out the other side so I cut off the "ears" and pushed the bush straight through from the "incorrect" side.
I have had the new bushes for long enough that they have probably been superseded but here is the newer 126 bush adjacent to the older 116 bush.
The arm has been cleaned and painted.
The bush is pushed in in a two stage manouevre as it ends up protruding from both ends and so the puller has to be reversed to finish the the final push home.
Dewsons produced the lube as I forgot to bring some K-Y home from the surgery.
Here is a finished arm.
Bill
It is great challenge as the outer mounting bolts end up blocked by the side frames of the car.
RonB came up with a suggestion to unbolt the two front subframe mounts and tilt the front of the subframe downwards using the rear mount as a pivot - I never got brave enough to try it.
This method uses a kit I own called a 4WD Tie rod puller kit but some sockets and a suitable nut, bolt and washers will do the same thing
The outer bushes were pushed out quite easily as they were already half out.
The last little bit needed a tap with a hammer.
The inner bushes were pushed a long way in and I could not fit my puller as they protruded too far out the other side so I cut off the "ears" and pushed the bush straight through from the "incorrect" side.
I have had the new bushes for long enough that they have probably been superseded but here is the newer 126 bush adjacent to the older 116 bush.
The arm has been cleaned and painted.
The bush is pushed in in a two stage manouevre as it ends up protruding from both ends and so the puller has to be reversed to finish the the final push home.
Dewsons produced the lube as I forgot to bring some K-Y home from the surgery.
Here is a finished arm.
Bill
