Dutton Kit Cars and their owners

removing suspension bushes

This may be very obvious to some of you folks out there but prior to this method shown i used my vice and various sockets to force the bushes out. however i saw someone use this method to remove some heavy duty bushes on a rear subframe on a Fiat car, and thought DOH! why didn't i think of that.......

Take your suspension piece and secure it...

Drop a bolt (with washer if necessary) through the bush....

and use a two or three leg gear puller to drive the bush out.....

all four needing to be replaced on my car (for polly bushes to match the ones already fitted to the other side) were removed in about 10 minutes. About as long as it used to take to remove just one of them!

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Comment by Dave Adams on March 11, 2013 at 20:05: trust me i will be putting them to good use resurrecting my car......

Comment by Big Vern on March 11, 2013 at 19:57: No Dave, they're stock triumph, some of the last few parts of BVY :-(

Comment by Dave Adams on March 11, 2013 at 18:25: Ere vern do i need to alter my suspension if these wishbones used to be yours? ;-) :-)

Comment by Dave Adams on March 11, 2013 at 18:11: How's that spoiler comming along pete...

Comment by Pete Clayton on March 11, 2013 at 15:44: Yeah BV I passed one of the upper and one of the lower ones on to Dave to replace his bent ones in exchange for front spoiler for mine. Have kept the other pair as my spares.

Comment by Big Vern on March 11, 2013 at 15:16: I recognise those arms!

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