mudmagnet Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I need to renew my trailing arm bushes is this a doable job without a press Or is it book it into a garage to do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawl12 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 It's alleged to be possible. As you can drill the existing rubber out ( or burn it out if you're willing to put up with the smoke / mess). You should then be able to remove the centre bush & chisel / hacksaw the outer metal bush out. Pushing the new bushes in then requires a very good strong vice & lots of effort or you mske up some strong threaded rod & spacers to pull the bush in. A press is much easier for removal & re-fitting ! A way round the problem of how to get the arm to the press while the vehicle is undrivable is to borrow / buy a set of spare arms which you either re-bush first, then swop or just fit temporarily while you do yours. Paul 2001 TD5 186,000 miles & climbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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