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NIJ
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Name: Nigel Kelly
S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 08:46:26 PM »
Hi. Any advice on how to drive new road spring bushes into the chassis tubes without damaging them, please? Special tool costs megabucks. Nigel
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lreay
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Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 09:07:56 PM »
Nigel,
Putting them in is much easier than taking them out. You don't drive them in you pull them in, I use two big washers and a threaded bar and just pull the bush in, if you don't have big enough washers just use the spring shackles.
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Luke
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NIJ
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Name: Nigel Kelly
Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 09:50:39 PM »
Thanks, Luke, most helpful. Need to find suitable threaded bar. Is copper ease preferable to graphite grease - I have both? The old ones were only about 12 years old, I think, but badly worn and seized up.
Regards Nigel
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Nigel
lreay
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Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 09:55:42 PM »
Nigel,
I use copper ease.
Cheers
Luke
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NIJ
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Name: Nigel Kelly
Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 10:05:23 PM »
Thanks again, Luke.
Nigel.
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georgew
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Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 28, 2011, 11:05:51 PM »
Pop them in a nice clean poly bag
& put that in the freezer for several hours before you intend fitting them.
george
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NIJ
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Name: Nigel Kelly
Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 29, 2011, 09:20:55 AM »
Right, George, thank you.
I'll try that too.
Regards, Nigel
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lexi
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Re: S111 Spring Bushes
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September 29, 2011, 11:44:14 AM »
Put bush in pillar drill and sand off until it is correct interferance fit in spring eye. It only needs to be a few thou bigger than the eye.
Some bushes you buy are O.5 mm bigger. Far too much and leads to destruction, and a bush that will neither go in or come back out again.
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