How To Remove Suspension bushes Without A Press Or Special Tools

[@alangrant5278]

I was doing this on my old Cherokee this week. I ended up using a hole saw to cute the rubber from both sides. Then the middle sleeve came out easy. Then cut the rubber with a hacksaw and it comes out easy too. Getting the liner out was a nightmare as it was rusted in. A hack saw slit or 3 and a truck load of hammering with a punch did it. Now into the upper arms where the front bushing is mounted on the axle so hard to get tools and def not a vice into play. I do love a challenge. Up to a point…

[@Resto.Nation]

Great shout with the hole saw! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@deanoscott]

This is the kinda video I like to watch. Ideal.

[@morganbagert]

Thanks for the tips, great garage hack for us who don't have a press.

[@rodpanhard]

It's a lot easier just to use a hole cutting drill bit that's bigger than the internal metal sleeve and drill in from one side then the other and push out the metal core, then the remaining rubber can just be forced out with a screwdriver alternatively once the centre is out just offset the hole cutter so you are cuting through the rubber near the outer steel casing and when you remove another core of it then it will practically fall out.

[@LiveFromLondon2]

or a normal drill bit and keep driling out until its so weak it falls out. sometimes the simple solutions arent obvious!!

[@jimronaldson6699]

Good tips on the difficult one. I am going to use a gear puller which is about ten dollars and should save me a bunch of grunts and groans. Fingers Crossed!

[@majorscope]

Hi James, We found an easier way than this, Find a piece of tube the right diameter, heat it up cherry red and force it in. The stink and smoke are unbelievable but it seems to work. regards, david.

[@Resto.Nation]

Haha the smell was bad enough cutting them with a hacksaw!! 😂

[@ChristianMuscle]

Great video mate thank you

[@Cypaful]

Great great job!Keep up the good work!

[@MADagain]

...Or just drill out the rubber, use a Steel cutting blade on a copping saw and cut the sleeve then squish in a vice... give it a bash and it would pop out

[@digitalgarage9113]

good idea but you can use fire to remove the rubber and easily

[@rcXmartin]

Nice one 👍

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Way back in the 90's, my dad and I replaced the front suspension bushes on a Mercedes Benz (W116), and that was a big, big battle. We used the vice, heat, plans and strategies but the 'lil' bugga' would not budge. Finally, we made a fixture with machined heavy tubing and a big hydraulic press at a friend's machine shop. Looking back to that struggle, how about drilling a hole using a drill press and gradually widening the hole as much as possible and then cleaning the rubber out using chemicals that would distroy the rubber but not the metal, Acetone, Kerosene etc?? Just thinking of a DIY solution with limited tools and equipment at home. Thank you.

[@anthonyciarrocca2476]

I push the middle metal bushing out and burn the rubber. If I can’t get the metal sleeve out, I burn the rubber. As it starts to bubble and blister, I then pull out the sleeve. Then the rubber is easily compressed and removed.

[@toddk4115]

Nice. If you can do video on finding vacuum leaks that would be great! If not, CHEERS!!

[@Resto.Nation]

Hi, I haven’t got any vac leaks so I can’t sorry. Be systematic when you look for them and try to eliminate everything. Good luck. P.s what’s makes you think you’ve got one?

[@toddk4115]

@@Resto.Nation Well I've got a 4agze in my 87 AW11 actually. Its' a swap car using an 88 4agze from a wrecked MR2 that was then in an 85 MR2 MK1a. My car also used to be automatic and it was also swapped using an 88 C52 na tranny. So it has a mixture of parts from four different MR2's. I have this horrible bogging problem that is frequent but very random. Idle is good but I've tried so many things and other that manually checking hoses for cracks I haven't inspected the vac lines to a great extent. My plugs get black and I have seen black smoke so it could be my FPR. I also did a fuel pump job recently and one more time in the past but didn't resolve the issue. Long story. thanks!

[@Resto.Nation]

Todd K very tricky to say what the bogging problem is but I don’t think it’s a vac leak... I will be posting a video on fuel pressure testing in a day or so. Have a watch or that and let me know if it’s anything like your issue...

[@toddk4115]

@@Resto.Nation I showed a video to one of my friends last night. He definitely thinks it's my TPS or wiring leading to the TPS that is faulty.

[@toddk4115]

@@Resto.Nation Well I was told to check for vac leaks after troubleshooting for many many hours and I also replaced my fuel pump b/c I had rusty fuel and a very rusty tank. But I had these types of problems years ago before I had a rusty thank and I replaced the fuel pump but still had the issues. Now I'm thinking my problem is my TPS. I'm going to test it tonight via video chat with a friend of mine who is much much more knowledgeable than me.

[@steveethelston7047]

Good tips there, did you change the bushes simply because they were worn, or did you intend to fit the poly bushes. What mileage does this one have? By the way my MR2 went to the body-shop yesterday, we have decided on a full restoration. The rust was significantly less than originally thought, so it had to be the way forward. By the way, when you did the front brakes, did you change the brake fluid at all?

[@Resto.Nation]

They were worn but not all of them but a full set of poly was well priced so they will all be changed now. Massive result! Good news. Not done the fluid yet... I’ve got a new toy for it to try out so will do the clutch fluid too and get a video done on it all going well...

[@officialWWM]

Use a hole saw to cut out the centre piece of the bush.

[@officialWWM]

Getting them out is easy. Getting the new ones in is a lot harder!

[@joeyhenry3946]

Could you not burn them out.

[@Resto.Nation]

Yes you can. This was just what I found the easiest on these particular ones 👍🏻

[@leatherman1934]

Would a vice be described as a special tool? How about a grinder?

[@randomtoyotadude8952]

Ur welcome to come and change my bushings also

[@brentchalmers1436]

Keep an extra nut on hand for your lovely RECORD Vice. If you continue to use your vice as a press your nuts won't last long. The threads on the vice-screw will last forever, I think Record made the nut into the weakest link because it is the cheapest to replace.

[@markinnam6991]

Just drill out the rubber, bush 1

[@tinus411]

Keep your hand away when you hit with that sledgehammer!

[@jasonseed842]

Or you can do it a quicker way with the oxygen settling and burn them out!

[@t238]

No need for all those sparks and artwork - just simply drill holes in the rubber and it falls out -

[@iansmith7929]

Nice video. Did you use a releasing oil? In the past, I've used sockets on both ends of the bush. I'd suggest not to use your ratchet wrench, unless you have to; use a good quality ring spanner instead. That way, you'll save the more expensive ratchet. Why did you use a lock nut on the long threaded bolt? I think you're working too hard!

[@johnpro2847]

polyurethane ios much harsher and noisier than rubber..

[@Soothsayer-rs5nb]

I’m getting a press !

[@richardcastillo2609]

Music

[@nickbird1658]

Still no guard on that grinder!!!