TF Rodeo Front Suspension Bushes

[rainsey]

Hi all,

Have and al o'mighty rubber type squeek in the drivers front. Quick looks shows the top front Upper link bush is falling apart so I am guessing that the rest are probably shot as well.

The manual has a shite load of fancy tools for removing and installing the top & bottom bushes. So.. 2 questions (actually 3 now I think of it).

1: Any one done theirs and is it going to be a pain in the arse?
2: Can I get away with the tools or as typical, have the Isuzu engineers designed the ultimate revenue generating suspension that require a tool the cost of the truck to remove the buggers?
3: Other than standard rubber, any other options??

Cheers

Rainsey

[Unit]

i did the bushes on my jackaroo was a bit of a pain in the arse but i did it without the manual and using youe standard tools just have a torque wrench and a breaka bar handy i was reccomended to use the super bush brand by a mate the works at a suspension shop

[rainsey]

Hey unit, thanks for the reply.. but probably a stupid question.. what the photon is the breaka bar??

Cheers


Rainsey

[99Rodeo]

Breaker Bar?

[Guzzi]

Rainsey,
a breaker bar is a bar of various lengths, it has a knuckle joint at one end that swivels 180 deg and incorporates a square drive for a socket.
They come in 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4" drive sizes.
They are called a Breaker bar as they are generally used to break the grip of very tight nuts, after youve got the nut to move you then generally place the socket on your ratchet an continue removeing the nut.
The breaker bar can take a lot more force without breaking than a ratchet can, as you can strip the rachet mechanism if you reef into them on very tight nuts .
Breaker bars are also receptive to the odd foot or two of water pipe being slipped over them to increase torque.

On the subject of bushes, when I changed mine I had the guys at pedders press them out as I bought them there, he was less than impressed as it took him about 3 time longer than he quoted for, he muttered something like F*** they were tight, from that you could conclude they are a challenge to replace.

[sudso]

I recently had mine done Rainsey.
If your upper bump stops are very close to the stopper plates they will flog out quicker than normal because evry time you hit a dip the suspensions got FA travel to drop down and the whole front of the car drops instead and when it rebounds it hits the upper stops very easily. The constant force of this has a leverage effect and it transfers over to the upper bushes.
So I wound the front t/bars down a bit, doesn't make any difference to wheel travel or spring rate anyway.


The arms have to come out for the bushes to be pressed out and new ones in and we know whats involved there so, I got my local Bridgestones to do mine . Didnt cost that much including a wheel align as well.