I had a far more successful time replacing the wishbone bushing having learned a few things from the other side. Here are the photos...
First locate the bushing. It is at the right end of the white bar.
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Held in place with just two 17mm bolts. Remove those and slide the bushing off they said...
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Then slide the new one on
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Oh, you want to see what is involved in sliding the bushing off and sliding the new one on?
It was reasonably easy to release the two bolts. It did take a tap of the persuading stick to get the bushing mount to come free.
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Notice the flanges around the bolt hole. These allow the bushing mount to seat correctly. You would feel a right idiot and slide the new bushing on the wrong way round so make sure you check. I didn't make this mistake either time...small victories and all that.
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If you bang the back of your head hard enough against the brake disc you will be able to see through the old bushing. Notice the rubber only connected at the top and the bottom.
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Cutting through the two rubber bits can be a right git as cutting thicker rubber is never easy. I resorted to an electric jigsaw with an old blade I was happy to throw away after
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And now the bushing mount and most the rubber is removed.
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This leaves you with the remaining rubber around the outside of a metal sleeve. inside the metal sleeve is more rubber. You need to remove as much of that rubber as possible with a Stanley knife, hacksaw or what ever your tool of choice is.
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My tool of choice is FIRE. By using a blow torch rather than trying to pull or cut the bushing off I had it removed in less than ten minutes.
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Another advantage of fire is that it melts the rubber inside the metal sleeve some when it eventually does move it slides off quite cleanly
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I used some wet'n'dry lubricated with silicon lubricant to clean the end of the wishbone properly. I only used the silicon lubricant for this as it was next to me ready for the next step rather than for any magical properties but hey, it worked.
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The next inspired bit of today, after deciding to jump straight to fire, was to use a long furniture clamp to squeeze the new bushing on rather than relying on sheer hand power. I still used lots of silicon lube on both the wishbone and the bushing to help
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I had to do the last little bit by hand but it was SO MUCH EASIER
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All back together and bolted in place.
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Now to book another slot with the Wheel Alignment man.