Rear axle powerflex bushes

[Steve182sport]

Hi all new to this has anyone fitted powerflex bushes to the rear axle on Clio 182 I've got the back axle off and got the old bushes out , got some powerflex bushes coming tomorrow just wondering if there a pig to fit and do you need any special tools to get the sleeve in the axle cheers

 

[DaveDreads]

You'll either need a bearing press, a threaded bar with two big washers and two bolts to tighten so it pushes them in, or this kind of thing that my mate used at his garage which does pretty much the same thing.

 

[Steve182sport]

You'll either need a bearing press, a threaded bar with two big washers and two bolts to tighten so it pushes them in, or this kind of thing that my mate used at his garage which does pretty much the same thing.

Ok mate cheers for the advice

 

[DaveDreads]

The Powerflex kit will 90% press in by hand, but you need some kind of constant increasing pressure to get them the last 10%.

 

[Steve182sport]

I bought a tool from eBay, I think it's for replacing standard bushes but I think it should work for pushing the sleeve in , do you push it right the way up to the axle or is there a small gap like on the standard bushes if you know what I mean cheers

 

[DaveDreads]

The metal sleeve should pretty much be flush.

 

[Steve182sport]

The metal sleeve should pretty much be flush.

Ok cheers I will give it ago see what happens thanks again mate

 

[DaveDreads]

No probs, getting the rear beam off was the hardest bit, but you've already done that so you're laughing.

 

[Steve182sport]

No probs, getting the rear beam off was the hardest bit, but you've already done that so you're laughing.

Yeah I must admit it was a bit of a pig on my back

 

[Steve182sport]

Yeah I must admit it was a bit of a pig on my back

On saying that every job you do is a pig , got a water pump, aux tensioner, belt and a clutch to do on it next can't wait lol

 

[DaveDreads]

We had a lift and a garage full of tools and we still failed because we thought the beam mounting bolts were going to snap, so we just dropped it down a bit and swore at it until it was done.

 

[Steve182sport]

We had a lift and a garage full of tools and we still failed because we thought the beam mounting bolts were going to snap, so we just dropped it down a bit and swore at it until it was done.

Lol I know how you felt one off the bolts on the o/s mounting started spinning around had to lift the back seat up and get mole grips on it bleeding thing