Upper Wishbone Bushes = Hard WORK!
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I know this is an old tread but + 1 on crappy British parts, I got the front suspension kit put in less than a year ago and today with the car on a ramp I see the wishbone bushes on the drivers side are falling to pieces already lots of play in them. Irish roads are bad but this is ridiculous.
Graham
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Hah,Ive done several of these jobs.Get some kroil oil in your tool boxes guys
here is my advice,get some of that below, heat the unit up with a propane torch, spray away,do this 5 times a side,remove a hour later.
Penetrating-Lubricating Oils
Kroil creeps into millionth inch spaces, breaks bonds due to rust, corrosion, contamination, or compression and lubricates to loosen frozen metal parts.
No other penetrating oil does that, and ive been doing this stuff for years.
here is my advice,get some of that below, heat the unit up with a propane torch, spray away,do this 5 times a side,remove a hour later.
Penetrating-Lubricating Oils
Kroil creeps into millionth inch spaces, breaks bonds due to rust, corrosion, contamination, or compression and lubricates to loosen frozen metal parts.
No other penetrating oil does that, and ive been doing this stuff for years.
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Rezzz (03-15-2014)
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Unfortunately I can't find a European supplier and the shipping cost from US suppliers to the UK is around 200% the cost of the product. On top of this we would probably have to pay a Customs processing fee.
Anyone found a European source?
Graham
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Good morning guys, I am in the middle of this job! Its a real PITA. My bolts are stuck solid! I have had all sorts of penetrating oil in the bolts and washers for a few weeks now, and they are still stuck. The only thing I have not tried is heat. So I booked the car in to my local Indy but he advised me to soak the bolt in coke, he says he uses it regularly to free up rusted in injectors etc ( recommended by Merc dealership ).
I have ordered a recon N/S top arm with balljoint, and bushes/shims/balljoint for the O/S at about a third of the cost. I do not have an impact drill or any other assistance tool like the Rev does in his video. In fact all I have is an adjustable spanner which is flexing when I put the weight on it, I do not know what size the nut/bolt is as non of my sockets or ring/flat spanners go that large. Rev does not stipulate the size of the socket used in his video. he obviously has more tools than I have LOL's
. Just out of curiosity could someone tell me what size the bolt is please? The good thing about this job is that I have been able to put some black waxoil paint on the front inner wing sections, and I was very pleased at the condition of the metal work when I was doing the job, very sound for 15 years old.
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Arty
I have ordered a recon N/S top arm with balljoint, and bushes/shims/balljoint for the O/S at about a third of the cost. I do not have an impact drill or any other assistance tool like the Rev does in his video. In fact all I have is an adjustable spanner which is flexing when I put the weight on it, I do not know what size the nut/bolt is as non of my sockets or ring/flat spanners go that large. Rev does not stipulate the size of the socket used in his video. he obviously has more tools than I have LOL's
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Any advice/comments greatly appreciated.
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Arty
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