la bala Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 any of you landy boys had the enjoyment of renewing the bushes in the road springs and spring shackles, i started on the first corner today, took the road spring off, air chisled old bushes out, pressed in new ones, i am on a roll i thought. . i air gunned the chassis bush out and proceeded to press in new one, i pushed it in about 20mm, it got tighter and tighter, and then my home made pressing tool stripped the threads. away to my bench, new threaded bar, new tool. i managed to get the bush another 15mm, tool breaks again. .air gun out, destroy new bush. clean up bush housing. make up another pressing tool and press in a second new bush. put everything back with new ubolts and a new shocker. happy days, 3 corners to go. . on a lighter note if you are thinking of doing this job, when you make your pressing tool, look for an old scissor jack, and use the threaded rod from it, the threads are much stronger than threaded bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) small rotary flap wheel in the drill and clean it up well, plenty of copper grease Edited January 15, 2013 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Ive done one corner before, If I had to do all four that would be one scrap Landrover or a new chassis. GOOD LUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm lucky enough to have a 10 tonne and an 80 tonne press at work if that don't get them out and back in again then nothing will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm lucky enough to have a 10 tonne and an 80 tonne press at work if that don't get them out and back in again then nothing will Can you manhandle a landrover chassis into that press though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm lucky enough to have a 10 tonne and an 80 tonne press at work if that don't get them out and back in again then nothing will see where you coming from, but not much use on the chassis ones. atb you type faster than me taxidriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 preparation is the key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Mine needs new springs and bushes on all corners, its one job i am not looking forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Mine needs new springs and bushes on all corners, its one job i am not looking forward to! we will cry in our beer together big mat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky gipsy Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thought of Poly-bushes? A bit more expensive than the standard metal / rubber bushes I know, but with the choice of standard or comfort ride & the fact that the chassis bushes are in 3 parts (fit each half of bush into chassis from both sides & then slide in the metal liner....easy as!!) money well spent IMO. I used orange bushes (standard ride) with parabolic springs on my Light Weight series 3 & have never looked back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thought of Poly-bushes? A bit more expensive than the standard metal / rubber bushes I know, but with the choice of standard or comfort ride & the fact that the chassis bushes are in 3 parts (fit each half of bush into chassis from both sides & then slide in the metal liner....easy as!!) money well spent IMO. I used orange bushes (standard ride) with parabolic springs on my Light Weight series 3 & have never looked back you are right mate, would have been an easier way to go, i always seem to pick the hard way, never mind two rear corners finished, two fronts to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgguinness Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I found it easier to replace the chassis on a '67 that i had! As said, poly bushes. In my experience easier to fit too. Kind regards Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyvonk Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 small rotary flap wheel in the drill and clean it up well, plenty of copper grease This worked for me - but I just taped a sheet of emery paper to a steel rod, so it hung off like a kids flag - roll up, bung in bush hole, turn on drill.... Pleanty of copper grease, chamfer the outer end of the bush, bash in with a drift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilberts1989 Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Pollys are so much easier to fit, and the verity is better. As for taking the old ones out, I've always found a blow torch gets even the trickiest ones out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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