best way to remove old bushes from dogbone mount?

[delcbr]

going to be replacing these bushes with polyurethane ones i imagine its going to be tough removing the old ones from the dogbone any advice?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Cut em out Or even be proper pikey and burn em out

 

[luke2405]

big hammer

 

[the_prophet]

cut / drill them out if you havent got a vice to hold the dog bone while you hammer the bushes out. mine were drilled and cut out using a jigsaw.

 

[delcbr]

i have vice in garage just wondering best technique burning them is too smokey!!!

 

[Nickharding]

Blamp the dogbone in the vice, find a socket thats about the same size and just drive it out with a hammer, simples.

 

[M40 CUO]

I used a press...

 

[Whiteley]

Use your vice as a press for the big end, then hammer and socket for the little end.

 

[Henry]

^that. doddle if you've got a vice

 

[caister]

I used a drill and hacksaw

 

[Tony Hunter]

Get yourself down to QuickFit they have a press,5min job.

 

[sideways danny]

place the bush between the jaws of the vice (not clamped) and hit it hard. 3 big blows should have it out

 

[James.f]

I had to cut mine out, was a nightmare the drill just kept burning the rubber ffs,

got it out with a blowtorch in the end

 

[sideways danny]

burning just makes a mess, there's no need for it. hammer, and man the f**k up

 

[seanburns182]

how do you know if these bushes are knacked, ive got all the symptoms but when you get under and check there is no play or anything that stands out

 

[Tony Hunter]

and man the f**k up

LOL

 

[the_prophet]

how do you know if these bushes are knacked, ive got all the symptoms but when you get under and check there is no play or anything that stands out

excessive gearstick movement when you come off throttle pedal is pretty much all the signs you need. does make a huge difference in my mind, the gearchange feels more precise too so its worth doing whatever imo.