Tool for doin bushes?

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:22 am

Seeing as im gonna be doin this soon hopefully.. is there a tool that can be worth its weight in gold in changing the bushes on a car? I've done a few cars before and its normally been a mare! (i just replaced the whole arms on my GSi lol)

Where can i get one from and how much Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£ are we talkin?

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:27 am

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:40 am

A recent TBMW article on changing the rear bushes on an E36 used this tool; the article header was something like "improve your sloppy handling for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£20 and a few hours work" - at the bottom there was a list of stuff to buy:

Bushes Ãƒ”šÃ‚£20 each
Tool Ãƒ”šÃ‚£198!!!!

Laugh? not really... need to do this myself, but it's a bitch without the proper tool.

Specialists is the best option, methinks.

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:44 am

I know that bexley motor works charges Ãƒ”šÃ‚£150 inc bushes to change the ones on the rear subframe,are these the ones your talking about?

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:11 am

Hi i think its about time we all got together and purchased some of these special tools if there were say 10 of us we we could post them to each other when we needed them i know there is is a lot of trust here but thats what we are all about on this forum helping each other i would like your veiws on this J

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:10 pm

Sounds like a great idea,i was thinking of trying to find somewhere that might hire the more specialist tools out,but buying our own sounds pretty good,count me in mate

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:37 pm

Ãƒ”šÃ‚£198!! Fook me!!

I'll just take the harder route i reckon... or find someone with the tool! Or hire one!

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:59 pm

just burn it with a blow torch and melt it!

or if u get a long threaded rod... and some nuts with a few extra bits of metal to hold the bush welded on its easy peasy!

Karan

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:19 pm

dont have a blow torch unfortunately

I usually end up cutting/hacksawing them out..

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:51 pm

Jhonno wrote:dont have a blow torch unfortunately

Buy one then, it's a lot cheaper than Ãƒ”šÃ‚£200!!!

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:57 pm

is it easy to push the new ones in?

or do u need a press of some sort (drop dads alpina B10 on it-lol)

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:58 pm

Karan wrote:is it easy to push the new ones in?

or do u need a press of some sort (drop dads alpina B10 on it-lol)

lol!!!

thats what i was wondering.. quite often the hardest part is to put em back in!!

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:11 pm

I pressed mine in most of the way using a vice and some sockets.Took the beam to a small garage up the road,and he pushed them in the last 5-10mm on there press.Only took 2mins each one and no charge!cant get much cheaper than that!I used blow lamp to get them out,then hacksawed out the sleeve.Actually surprised how well it went,but maybe i was just lucky?

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:08 pm

I bought the tool for my Touring from Eurocar Parts. Cant remember how much it was, but probably IRO Ãƒ”šÃ‚£150. Got the bushes as well. Only thing I didn't do was fit the blighters. Dooh. Perhaps when I get the car back to the UK I'll do them.

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:59 pm

still Ãƒ”šÃ‚£150 is as much as the bushes themselves!! If it was like Ãƒ”šÃ‚£50 or so mebbe!! Wonder why its so expensive?!!

Post Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:25 pm

Dunno if this 'll be any use to you

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTT

Theres 1 on Ebay just noe
Starting price is about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£85-Ãƒ”šÃ‚£90
And no it's not mine and I have no connection/assosiation with the seller

HTH

Post Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:07 pm

where can you buy a blow torch from?!

Post Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:37 am

halfords--or any diy place...

Post Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:21 am

done em on my 635 exactly like on e30 but bushes are slightly bigger , i machined up a tool in work its a bit crude but it works