Assistance with swapping diff bushes SE Melbourne

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:13 pm

Anyone able to "assist", bearing in mind my input would be mainly handing over tools and beers?

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:43 am

I did this once. Not a fun job. From memory, I drilled a bazillion holes into the rubber and pulled them out.
You shouldn't need to swap out the OEM ones anyway. My "SE" has all OEM bushes throughout.
I never noticed a difference with them changed.

The American · Postby **The American** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:07 am

I used a puller orientated to 'push' on one side (required a piece of 7x30mm flat bar to spread across the back of the bush for the puller to push on). It was then a case of using a drift to tap on the lip of the bush until it broke free.

The flat bar began to fold itself in half before the bush moved, and I was worried that it was going to break the alloy carrier.

I then installed urethane bushes, and was thence forth able to hear every harmony uttered by my semi slicks. Even with my helmet on.

fastfreddygassit · Postby **fastfreddygassit** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:06 pm

looks like you will have to pay a mechanic for this one! :mrgreen:

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:57 pm

The American wrote:I then installed urethane bushes, and was thence forth able to hear every harmony uttered by my semi slicks. Even with my helmet on.

Pretty much a track car now anyways.

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:12 pm

Take to them with a blowtorch. Do so in a well ventilated area. They will burn horrible fumes.

cookie · Postby **cookie** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:08 am

You guys are so destructive! I just propped mine up and a few hits with a punch around the outside metal sleeve and they popped out mostly intact.

The American · Postby **The American** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:52 am

cookie wrote:You guys are so destructive! I just propped mine up and a few hits with a punch around the outside metal sleeve and they popped out mostly intact.

That wasn't a Thor Hammer you used with the punch was it?

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:12 pm

The American wrote:
cookie wrote:You guys are so destructive! I just propped mine up and a few hits with a punch around the outside metal sleeve and they popped out mostly intact.

That wasn't a Thor Hammer you used with the punch was it?

If you have seen cookie's arms. You'd know he could life Thor's Hammer. :lol: