right, tomaro night i am doing the rear subframe bushes on my m8s phase 1 auto sport! had a look, and another look, o and another!
what the fcuk! do i have to drop every thing down?
prop from diff, then diff from shafts then trailing arms etc?
or is there sum way i can do them in place? am i just being daft?
all help much appreciated!
dodgydodger
rear subframe bushes!
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Brianmoooore
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Just drop the end of the beam a few inches. Then the fun starts!
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dodgydodger
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are they pressed? do i have to undo any thing or just drop the hole beem?
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Brianmoooore
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Undo the bottom bracket and the big nut on the bottom, and in theory the bolt just pushes up (with a little help from a soft hammer). Top of the bolt is in a hole under the rear seat cushion, with sealant on top of it. Not a conventional bolt head, but a tapered thing that pulls into the hole.
New bush pushes into the subframe fairly easily with a bit of lubricant and a simple puller made from a threaded rod and a few large washers.
The fun is getting the old one off!
Aluminium centre "welds" itself solid to the car body, and the rubber part often has to be severely heated to remove it from the subframe.
New bush pushes into the subframe fairly easily with a bit of lubricant and a simple puller made from a threaded rod and a few large washers.
The fun is getting the old one off!
Aluminium centre "welds" itself solid to the car body, and the rubber part often has to be severely heated to remove it from the subframe.
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stuartgallafant
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i can do it for a good price :winkeye:
