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damiane
10th November 2014, 05:21 PM
I found this on youtube.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0o7WZO-RNM

I wish I had known about this 30 years ago when I spent a sweaty, knuckle-bruising couple of days removing and replacing all the bushes in my old Series IIa girl, with numerous drill bits and hacksaw blades.

Has anyone tried this technique? Any other tricks for completing this task?

cheers


Damian
damiane
10th November 2014, 06:56 PM
I found this on youtube.



[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=t0o7WZO-RNM"]

I wish I had known about this 30 years ago when I spent a sweaty, knuckle-bruising couple of days removing and replacing all the bushes in my old Series IIa girl, with numerous drill bits and hacksaw blades.

Has anyone tried this technique? Any other tricks for completing this task?

cheers


Damian

Can someone please advise what I am doing wrong with the hyperlink. I can't get it to be a live link and I think I should be able to do so. Thanks.
Homestar
10th November 2014, 07:22 PM
There you go. :). Copied link, then clicked the internet icon thingy - the globe on the toolbar, then pasted in there.

Land Rover Series 3 - Changing Leaf Spring Bushes - YouTube
Homestar
10th November 2014, 08:48 PM
He made that look easy. I'll be doing mine soon, so we'll see if I can replicate that. :)
Lotz-A-Landies
10th November 2014, 09:20 PM
Try not to replicate everything, he chokes the hammer rather a lot.

Also he doesn't show lubricating the pin liberally with grease when you put it in so that it makes it easier to get out next time.
67hardtop
10th November 2014, 10:07 PM
That looked so easy. I wont be putting my bush replacement off now....hehehe. not sure about the front chassis bush tho,

Cheers Rod

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Mathernet
11th November 2014, 07:54 PM
Bacicat

Give me a shout before you attempt it. I have a gadget.
Mathernet
11th November 2014, 08:12 PM
Oh and I tried that - you might get lucky. I didn't. Wedges or not, mine would not shift.
chazza
12th November 2014, 08:48 AM
It is a good idea to run a small flap-wheel for a drill, through the spring-eye to clean off the rust and use anti-seize grease as Diana suggests, on the bolts and threads as well.

That was the easy bit - the one in the chassis is the nasty one! I usually burn the rubber out and cut the outer sleeve with a hacksaw,

Cheers Charlie