demonskull13
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hi i took the good weather to do my rear bushes. I have had the rear bushes for ages now as it hasnt stopped raining until wednesday hears a walk through.
first you will need new rear bushes i am using flo-flex ones in orange and copper grease
a drill and bits
a hacksaw
chisel
19mm spanner (for the big bolt) 15mm spanner for other side (maybe a 15mm socket on a breaker bar i used this)to start it off
2 axle stands
trolly jack
maybe black under car spray paint if you want up to you i did this whilst i had the chance
so to start you want to crack the wheel nuts slightly looser b4 putting on axle stands
then jack car up and put on axle stands below
then remove the spare wheel and tray below
and put spare wheels under car for safty just in case. you should allways make sure its sturdy on axle stands b4 removing the wheels below
then take wheels off jack under sway bar and unclip exhaust the 3 rearest rubbers so you can push it out the way when getting to undo and remove nut and bolt on drivers side
below is the bolt took off the long nut on both sides
now take bolts out and drop the sway bar slightly with the jack so you have access to the old bushes
now the fun begins drill the old rubber out carefull not to cut the cup on the sway bar this can take some time
now you should have the ring left in so you need to get a hacksaw and cut from the inside but not to deep as you dont want to cut into the sway bar this is the hardest part
now get a chisel and hammer the old ring out if gets stuck cut a bit more
now you should have the hole left clean up with wire wool and spray with car underbody black spray if you want
below remains of the old bushes
now it started to get dark get new bushes and put a fin film of copper grease around them then the shaft and put into the bushes hole
oh i forgot to say if you have a couple of ramps you can use them in conjunction with the jack to stabilise the sway bar more.
then its the awkward part if your working alone is to guide the sway bar into place so the holes line up i had to go up,down left right ect till i got the one in the easyer to get the second in then just reattach the exhaust and your done. it took me about 7hours not including food break and was getting dark so just didnt get around to photo putting the 2 bolts and nuts in but you should find that easy as its a mirror of taking apart
i cat take responsibility to anyone who gets it wrong sorry just thought i would do this and photos to help other people out.
if you took your puma to the garage to have this done it probably woud take about 3 hours, but theyve got proper ramps ect. and you do get satisfaction of doing this youself.
jason
:twisted: k:
first you will need new rear bushes i am using flo-flex ones in orange and copper grease
a drill and bits
a hacksaw
chisel
19mm spanner (for the big bolt) 15mm spanner for other side (maybe a 15mm socket on a breaker bar i used this)to start it off
2 axle stands
trolly jack
maybe black under car spray paint if you want up to you i did this whilst i had the chance
so to start you want to crack the wheel nuts slightly looser b4 putting on axle stands
then jack car up and put on axle stands below
then remove the spare wheel and tray below
and put spare wheels under car for safty just in case. you should allways make sure its sturdy on axle stands b4 removing the wheels below
then take wheels off jack under sway bar and unclip exhaust the 3 rearest rubbers so you can push it out the way when getting to undo and remove nut and bolt on drivers side
below is the bolt took off the long nut on both sides
now take bolts out and drop the sway bar slightly with the jack so you have access to the old bushes
now the fun begins drill the old rubber out carefull not to cut the cup on the sway bar this can take some time
now you should have the ring left in so you need to get a hacksaw and cut from the inside but not to deep as you dont want to cut into the sway bar this is the hardest part
now get a chisel and hammer the old ring out if gets stuck cut a bit more
now you should have the hole left clean up with wire wool and spray with car underbody black spray if you want
below remains of the old bushes
now it started to get dark get new bushes and put a fin film of copper grease around them then the shaft and put into the bushes hole
oh i forgot to say if you have a couple of ramps you can use them in conjunction with the jack to stabilise the sway bar more.
then its the awkward part if your working alone is to guide the sway bar into place so the holes line up i had to go up,down left right ect till i got the one in the easyer to get the second in then just reattach the exhaust and your done. it took me about 7hours not including food break and was getting dark so just didnt get around to photo putting the 2 bolts and nuts in but you should find that easy as its a mirror of taking apart
i cat take responsibility to anyone who gets it wrong sorry just thought i would do this and photos to help other people out.
if you took your puma to the garage to have this done it probably woud take about 3 hours, but theyve got proper ramps ect. and you do get satisfaction of doing this youself.
jason
:twisted: k: