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Terry Harlock:
Hi all
Is there an accepted best method to remove the old crusty four rear wheel bushes/dampers please?
Have checked through as best I can in the previous threads etc and can't find anything!
Am loath to try and screwdriver/prize out and score the soft alloy housing

All help much appreciated

Terry

Oddjob:
For stuff like that I tend to use a small drill bit, drill in and then just go around the central bush until all the rubber is removed. Inner bush will then just fall out, then a small junior hacksaw and cut a groove in the outer shell until it just goes through, as soon as it does the shell will contract and fall out on it's own usually. Either way the bond will be broken and it should come out easily.

Nurse Julie:
As Ken says, drilling the rubber until it falls out in bits is the best and easiest way to do it. Then cut the metal ring.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
IIRC I used a drill bit and drilled down into the gap between the outer steel part & the rubber that cut into the outer steel sleeve. I then drilled out the inner steel part & the rubber.
Aside from a small mark on the hub on one of the bushes it worked fine. I then hammered an old small screwdriver into the wall between bush & hub & out they came. Sounds crude but it worked.

philward:
Is Terry enquiring about lower rear shock mounting bush removal or the cush drive 'damper'? Only reason I ask is he says 'Am loath to try and screwdriver/prize out and score the soft alloy housing' - when no soft alloy on the bottom bush.... or it might just be me not getting it (again)

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