Front supension bushes

An MOT advisory.

Forum friends have special tools, but the job was a easier than expected, with a bit of ingenuity.

New bushes Iveco 1391347 (£26 from Vexi) or Bison parts 134-003 (2 for £15) what a price difference! I used the Bison parts, which had slightly thinner metal, but they generally use a variety of suppliers even for the same items.

Tips:

Use a puller of one sort or another. I found that M12 threaded bar and a variety of washers and socket sizes will do most of the job, But the last part needs a bar to straddle the whole bush

  1. Get the bolt out (mine moved easily)
  2. The inner sleeve is 29mm wide, so needs a deep 30mm+ socket or a piece of unistrut. And a smaller socket less than 29mm outside.
  3. Use the big washers to start moving the bush.
  4. For the last step you need a strong washer 50mm diam to pull it out.
  5. To reassemble
  6. You may want to chamfer the new bush to get it started well.









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