Ideal weather here to start getting some work done on the zed ;) haha so I've pressed the old tension rod bushes out using a couple of sockets and a vice but in each arm I've got two metal bushes about 1cm thick each that have remained in the arm. Are these meant to come out with the old bushes? They don't look like part of the arm cause they're in different places on each arm. Anyone got any tips for getting them out cause I couldn't budge them - but that's what made me wonder if they're meant to stay in.

 

Thanks in advance,

James

Sounds like the outer sleeves have stayed in. You can cut them with a hacksaw and then chisel them out with a cold chisel.

Yeah that's exactly what I thought they're were when I first saw them to be honest but like I say after I tried to get them out and failed I thought perhaps I better leave them in and ask before I destroy them. Cheers for the help and fast reply :thumbup1:

Your welcome mate.

Sorry to revive this old thread - it's taken me a while to finish off changing my tension rod bushes :) Am I supposed to press another sleeve out of these? I already got 2 smaller ones inside of this out on each tension rod but after cleaning all the crap off it looks like there's another sleeve but I can't shift it at all. Is it supposed to come out? If so any tips on how to get it out?

 

think that sleeve has to come out as well mate

I thought that might be the answer lol :censored:!! Anyone got any tips for getting it out? The other thing is one of the sachets of white grease that came with my new e.s. polybushes has leaked so now I only have one - how important is this grease? Can you buy the grease on its own from anywhere?

 

Any help appreciated!

try cutting it with a hack saw or using a chisel or old flat end screwdriver, i used my mates 50ton press so was easy, with the grease you will have quite a bit squeeze out when you fit them so should be enough for the other.

 

HTH

Tried a chisel and an old flat end screwdriver. Can't get a really decent hit on it though as i have nothing to hold the tension rod into. Sounds like I might be better off taking the new bushes and tension rods to a local garage and asking them to press the old sleeves out and fit the new ones for me? Any thoughts on this?

might be best mate as they might have to warm the old sleeves to remove them ie oxy/acetalyne

and they should have a decent vice

Dont suppose you know if mapp gas would be hot enough to ease it out? I'll probably have a run round the local garages and if any of them will press the old sleeve out and press the new bushes in for less than 20 quid I'll get them to do it - otherwise may as well by a mapp gass bottle for my blowlamp and try getting it a bit hotter than I have already. Thanks for all the help!

yeah a blow torch might get it just hot enough but not 100% on that, all the best mate

If you haven't got a vice to hold the tension arms in mate then take them to a garage as you will find it very hard to press the new bushes in without one. They will also get rid of those sleeves.

 

Grease is very important when fitting the new bushes but there isn't anything "special" about the grease you get in the little bags, in fact it's a complete barsteward to use. Copper grease or Moly poly type (halfords) are better.

Yeah I've got the vice but the bench its bolted to isnt heavy enough and as soon as you clout anything in the vice the bench bounces its way round the garage lol. I'll probably chuck the other sachet of grease away - didnt seem very greasy all over the box it leaked in anyway more like glue if anything! I'll try get a garage to do them for me and I'm sure they'll have a bit of copper grease lying about to put on them! Cheers for all the help!