Thread: The time has come Puma bushes

Originally Posted by dullbird

we have a hoist now so we are officially posh! posh people dont work hard so press it is

I do like this idea of a hoist...

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Good luck with bushes, it can be a character building expirence

Cheers,

Ron, I am so sorry!

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Judo

Didn't go so well trying to press out rubber bushes tho!! Could not get a socket to stay centred on the bush without it slipping over the edge onto the frame. Is there something I'm missing, or is it just a really tedious difficult job?

On some of the bushes you can drop the bolt back in the bush, this helps keep the socket centered.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by TimNZ

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Only just noticed this in your signature. I guess even the nerds know how much you like Puma's now.

Originally Posted by Judo

I bought a cheap 30T press ($250 delivered!) and tried it for the first time last weekend. It was fantastic for the A-frame ball joint and couldn't have done it without. (Altho a little heat also made it easier)

Didn't go so well trying to press out rubber bushes tho!! Could not get a socket to stay centred on the bush without it slipping over the edge onto the frame. Is there something I'm missing, or is it just a really tedious difficult job?

What press are you looking at buying?

I found using impact sockets the way to go as they are flat on the face your putting against the bush.
All my standard chrome sockets have a slight bevel on that face which causes the kick to one side to happen

Originally Posted by TimNZ

I brought a 30T press to do my 110 the other weekend, in retrospect this was a bit of an overkill, but I didn't want to get stuck with the A-frame Ball Joint, (which took 18T of force according to the gauge).

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Cheers,

Somewhere between 25 and 30 ton (old school 60 ton press ) for the one I did a few weeks back.

Went off like a 12 gauge.

Ha... I did the same & bought a press a couple of years ago. It has been paying for itself recently as I've been restoring my TVR!

Anyway, back to Puma bushes...

IMO - I'd stick to regular rubber bushes, especially if you're buying yourself a press as it'll just make things easier to replace them when they wear out again.

Also, to make life easier for when you have to push the bushes out again, use some copper-slip when pushing them in.

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Originally Posted by rick130

It probably doesn't matter with bog stock suspension, but I'd use these ones at the chassis end of the radius arms (and I actually do, but my suspension isn't standard either )

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YEP,I agree 100% Rick
These are the bushes that I have in mine,and my suspension isn't stock either.
They have already lasted longer than genuine rubber bushes I fitted and destroyed,and these bushes still look like new.And they flex very well

Originally Posted by camel_landy

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IMO - I'd stick to regular rubber bushes, especially if you're buying yourself a press as it'll just make things easier to replace them when they wear out again.
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Have you tried Super Pro?

Originally Posted by LowRanger

YEP,I agree 100% Rick
These are the bushes that I have in mine,and my suspension isn't stock either.
They have already lasted longer than genuine rubber bushes I fitted and destroyed,and these bushes still look like new.And they flex very well

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