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replacing radius arm bushes

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replacing radius arm bushes

Post by Madmac »

one of bushes is flogged out so i want to change them all while ive got the arms out to fit the drop boxes next week. i have a 12 tonne press. its just one of the bottle jack type presses. will this be adequate to push the old ones out and the new ones in? any tips ar advice would be appreciated. i will be using standard nissan rubber bushes
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Post by steel »

Front or Rear radius arms? I've never replaced on a Nissan, but I have punched out all the bush's on my old Rangie with a 10T jack operated press & they all went relativly easy except the front radius rods [ Leading arms] which would'nt budge. I eventually burnt them out [very effective] & cut out the remaining shell with a hacksaw blade. Note that these bush's looked like they had been in there a loooong time.
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front radius arms
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Post by chops »

put the new bushes in the freezer for a while.. makes them easier to press into the arms

if you're having trouble pressing the bushes out, you can do it the old fashioned way: (or if you dont have a press

burn guts of bush out with blowtorch/similar, then use a hacksaw on the inside of the steel sleeve , then use an air chisel to get the rest of it out
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