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• Aug 14, 2014

• #1

Planning on changing my rear shocks soon.
Looks like they have been on a while and have a feeling that the top bushes will be seized on.
Any hints and tips for removing them??, so that I have an idea when I get to that piont.
Will be doing them out in the street so tools will be limited.
Thanks Kevin

 

123-eddy09

Active Member

• Aug 14, 2014

• #2

When i did mine i removed the top mounting bracket off the chassis then used an angle grinder to remove the bush. If you use a grinding disc to grind the inner tube of the bush thin you can then split it with a chisel, it saves cutting into the mount. Hope ot helps.

 

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• Aug 14, 2014

• #3

123-eddy09 said:

When i did mine i removed the top mounting bracket off the chassis then used an angle grinder to remove the bush. If you use a grinding disc to grind the inner tube of the bush thin you can then split it with a chisel, it saves cutting into the mount. Hope ot helps.

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Thanks Mate,
Thats one tool I can have at the ready.

 

Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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• Aug 15, 2014

• #4

I used a crowbar behind the old shock and chassis, with a plate to 'help' the chassis take the force, and just levered one off. The other side almost fell off!

 

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sas_pinkie

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• Aug 18, 2014

• #5

start soaking everything days before with copious quatities of penetrating fluid, such as wd40 and cleaning threads with a wire brush and you will be amazed at what will actually come off.