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blackvoguebeauty

Active Member

• Feb 24, 2008

• #1

Evening guys, been fitting polybushes to my '89 Classic and got to the last 2, the A frame bushes (next to the self leveling unit above the rear axle). The others were pretty straight forward but these look a bit more complicated! Read Haynes but may as well be in french and I'm sure that book makes things more complicated than they need to be sometimes! Any tips? Plan of action? Much appreciated.

 

G13SJC

New Member

• Feb 24, 2008

• #2

Whats the issue buddy??

Removing old ones or getting new ones in??

Some of mine came out with a strong bolt, large washer and small sections of scaffold tubing (For bush to slide into).

I did have to hacksaw a couple of rusted ones!!

Regards,

Steve

 

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blackvoguebeauty

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #3

Sorry, should have made myself clearer. The issue is getting the arms of the A frame off the vehicle to replace the bushes. Can I just undo the bolts holding the arms or do i have to jack up the vehicle and support the chassis then support the axle etc. etc. Basically all that is a PITA and just undoing the bolts seems alot easier!

So, simply, how do you get the A frame arms off the vehicle to replace the bushes?

 

G13SJC

New Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #4

Now that I can't help you with matey - sorry. Haynes Manual?? or does that suggest the long way??

 

Irishrover

Well-Known Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #5

Take the A frame off the car. Pay you to change the ball joint at same time they are cheap to buy.

 

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blackvoguebeauty

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #6

Thanks Irish, will do. I think I know the technique now:

Jack up the back end, stick axle stands under the chassis and then support the axle.

Now i'm no engineer and I know next to nowt about cars but is that to take the weight off the axle so you can work on the link?

Don't mean to come across as thick here but I hate working under 2 tons of motor! Think it must be a phobia of crawling under heavy objects!


If there is such a phobia?!..

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 25, 2008

• #7

You got it in one. and yes there is such a phobia It's call whatifitfallsphobia

 

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blackvoguebeauty

Active Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #8

redhand said:

You got it in one. and yes there is such a phobia It's call whatifitfallsphobia

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Cheers redhand. It's straight in my head now, may rewrite some sections of the manual in English! Once you understand why you're doing something it becomes alot easier!

If no one hears from me again on here I've probably got 2 ton of range rover resting on my corpse!!