Tips on fitting FARB inner bushes

[sonny172cup]

Today I changed I replaced the inner and outer FARB bushes to poly bushes, managed to release the inside ones, but having difficulty trying to put the bolt back into the C clamp, I have measured the bushes and they are the correct parts. Any tips on how to do this easily?

​Cheers

 

[rollerdan]

i used longer bolts

 

[MartinR]

Slightly elongate the hole on the c clamp then use longer bolts. You can do it with mole grips but good luck.

I will never do them again lol.

 

[AdDaMan]

Is it the inside or outside ones which are akward to do?

 

[sonny172cup]

Cheers guys will try the methods later.

Addaman, its the inner ones, you need a goose neck spanner and a normal one to get to the bolts, but putting the C clamps on is a hole new experience.

A long with spinning rear sub frame bolt, im having lots of fun lol

 

[Budgie]

Yeah, it's a fiddly cnut of a job.

Last time i did them, i used a pair of mole grips, locked them off holding the C clamp in place then loosely threaded the bolts in. Awkward as f**k though.

 

[sonny172cup]

Ok makes me feel better knowing its a pain to do, thought I had ordered the wrong part for a moment

 

[MicKPM]

Piece of piss (with the subframe off)... its a horrible job and as above, longer bolts make it so much easier.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Longer bolt method works a treat

Find some bolts about an inch longer - use them to pull the bracket up to place, then I put a g-clamp on it to stop it moving, removed the long bolt and fitted the normal one.

Wasn't too hard even on my back on the driveway

 

[sonny172cup]

Done it now, used the longer bolts and used a heavy duty G-clamp, worked a treat.

p.s the subframe was on but wishbones was off, so made it a bit easier, I also have the ARB tied up to take up the slack from the C clamps.

 

[Leonzee]

Get angry and a big metal bar.

 

[Laine_16v]

2 sets of mole grips, incremently tighteining each side till you can get a bolt in piece of piss.