MK front sprint bushing replacement

[Justin_M]

Ok ive got to replace the front bushings on my swb MK, it has the nylon bushings on the spring. Im just wondering how hard it will be to get new bushings in? I know sometimes it can be an absolute pain in the ass, requiring a press really, but ive never done this on a patrol. The bushings are only a year old, always well greased, so i cant see them being too hard to get out, its just inserting the new ones that worries me.

Any advice out there?

[Screwy]

if it is the front shackles u r talking about and u have the Nolathane ones in there then u should be able to just pull em out and put new ones in.

if u have to change the rear of the front springs ( the eyes not the shackles ) and they are rubber then its a bastard. u will have to press or get a hacksaw in there and cut the outer ring then heat up and smash out.

id they are the nylon nolathane its a straight forward swap

screwy

[Justin_M]

Its the front springs, shackel end. Thanks for that, now im not scared of getting the bush out then thinking "am i gonna finish this before work on monday"

[Screwy]

if its the shackle end u should have no dramas.
its the spring eye on the rear of the front spring where the dramas usually lie.

screwy

[Camshaft1]

You should be right even if you have to use a little heat. I just finished doing them on my old bedford farm truck yesterday. She's a 67 model and i dont even reckon they have been done its whole life. they came out with a belt of a hammer. the socket i got stuck in there was another story! Had to blow her out with the oxy!

[Patroler]

on the shackle end of the front leaf, where the shackle mounts to the body my mk shorty had steel bushes, couldn't get them out!! Nylon ones in the leaves just pushed out.

[Screwy]

on the shackle end of the front leaf, where the shackle mounts to the body my mk shorty had steel bushes, couldn't get them out!! Nylon ones in the leaves just pushed out.

I personally am not a fan of the nylon bushes..... They restrict movement and are noisey and dont hold grease for very long...
They do how ever last longer.

BUT on leave springs, they are good because unlike coil links that need to move alot ( with which case rubber is preffered ) leaves dont flex largely and if using nylons u barely have any reduced movement.
and
the main benefit with them is that they are very easy to remove and put back in and last long.
the only downside is they are sqeeky and when u grease then unfortunatly it doesnt last long.
unless u are blesses with greaseable shackles etc, its a pain to keep greasing them.

screwy