Lollipop bush changing- tips

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Post Sat May 05, 2012 6:54 pm

Evening all

Anyone got tips as the best/easiest way to change lollipop bushes over.

Did OSF today as was fitting a new wishbone. Used the eccentric bushes, however now I need to balance them up and replace the NSF-

That means taking the old one off and replacing with the eccentric

Is heat best? Or in a vice?

What do you do-

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Post Sat May 05, 2012 7:19 pm

Ideally , you need to have them pressed out, and new ones pressed in.
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Post Sat May 05, 2012 7:19 pm

I cut the old bushes out with a hacksaw and took the new ones to my local garage to press the new bushes in - charged me a tenner.
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Post Sat May 05, 2012 7:45 pm

kman82 wrote:I cut the old bushes out with a hacksaw and took the new ones to my local garage to press the new bushes in - charged me a tenner.
THIS

But don't bother fecking about cutting the old ones out - just take the lollipop with the old bush still in-situ and the new bushes to the garage and let them do the lot.

They will be able to do both lollipops in less than 10 minutes - just make sure if you're using eccentrics that they line the arrows up.
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Post Sat May 05, 2012 8:04 pm

Sorry gents

Not being clear

The bush is already pressed in, I just need to get it on the end of the wishbone

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Post Sat May 05, 2012 8:08 pm

And the old fecker off... :D
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Post Sat May 05, 2012 8:08 pm

bigwinn wrote:Sorry gents

Not being clear

The bush is already pressed in, I just need to get it on the end of the wishbone

Stu
Same Stu - tales on here of tyre soap, rubber mallets, putting lollipops in the freezer blah blah blah - don't bother.

On a press its done in seconds.
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Post Sat May 05, 2012 8:15 pm

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Post Sat May 05, 2012 8:27 pm

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