Replacing of the bushings

[ZaX]

Guys, i'm still waiting for report of instaling the group buy bushings.
Not that much about the impresions of handling, because i know it will be a big improvement, but on how did you change the bushings.
Especially on rear four trailing arms.

I have a big problem with removing stuck bolt inside the bushing.




I tried lot's of aproaches, but non of them worked except the angle grinder + cuting the bolt head.

Please post some of your ideas.

[Aico]

2m metal tube

[ZaX]

Aico Wrote:2m metal tube

um, not working, since bolt is rotating inside the trailing arm housing.
whole bushing is rotating when you unscrew the bolt, but there is no force apllying on the bolt, so you are not pushing it out.
We tried today to weld the nut on the other side of the rear side of the bolt, but the weld broke of, but bolt did not go out.

[KristianAE86]

just warm it with a heatgun ???

[mo-racing]

i had to use the flex (grinder) too

[Michel]

@Zax,

Everthing on my car did come lose very easy, gues I was extreem lucky if you consider the age of the car. Maybe the flexgrinder is a option, than you only have put on a new bold and nut.

Michel

[Mux213]

When I took my spare axle appart it had all the arms attached (although the long ones where cut off half way). I got all the bolts out just fine except one. It has rusted to the metal insert inside the bushing so there is no way to get that loose except for cutting that bolt which I will do next time I have some time..

I hope I will be more lucky when I replace the axles...

[robokill]

Most of the bolts on the hachi haven't been removed in 20 years most if it just has to be heatet up then it will release.

by the way zax you hachi looks good from below

[peter møller]

robokill Wrote:by the way zax you hachi looks good from below

I noticed that as well, how the hell did you get it to look that clean?

[Widar]

peter møller Wrote:

robokill Wrote:by the way zax you hachi looks good from below

I noticed that as well, how the hell did you get it to look that clean?

He took out the silver spray can and went nuts!

I want my hachi to look as clean too!