Rear subframe bushes???

[spiderrm]

I'm in the process of changing the rear subframe / axle carrier bushes. I've taken off the subframe and have cut/melted the old bushes out.

Does anybody know how far the new ones have to be driven in ?

There is roughly 15mm protuding from the bottom of the hole to the flange of the new bush but they don't want to move any further in.

Cheers...

[Chris-W]

They need to go all the way in.

What are you using to press them in?

[spiderrm]

I was going to use a vice. Any ideas???

[Chris-W]

I use a decent G clamp when I do them with the beam on the car, other than that a press.

[edster]

When I replaced mine I got them in so far with the vice then my brother, who is a mechanic told me I was a "winker" & told me to put them on an axel stan & lower the car on to them. Thus using the weight of the car to push them in, while making sure there was a ton of grease on them.

[wildeian]

Mine had a small gap protuding from the bottom of the hole to the flange too.

If it will go in any more, it will do it when you tighten up the mount anyway.