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    DIY Lower Control Arm Bush Replacement

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    I have created this thread from existing posts in an unrelated thread so that the bush pressing process is easier to find.
    The tool Tombie used is a Sykes-Pickavant: Sykes-Pickavant

    Cheers,
    Scott

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    Quote Originally Posted by LRD414 View Post
    Take a few photos and let us know how it all goes. I'm keen to know how easy (or not) the job becomes with the press, particularly without a hoist.

    Cheers,
    Scott


    Well Scott you asked - I'll hijack this until I build a thread for it...

    Parked the D4 in the workshop and lifted to offroad height.

    Jacked up PS and placed a stand under chassis and removed tyre.

    Painted the bolts/mounts to enable matching of current alignment (should be close enough to drive to aligned without issue)


    3 bolts - shock, front and rear out


    Pull the arm down out the way (added challenge on mine from armour underneath..


    Set up press to extract bush using specific tooling


    Then wind, adjust, wind, adjust etc until the bush is removed
    Last edited by LRD414; 5th December 2017 at 02:15 PM.

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    Internal LED upgrade

    Clean the inside of the arm.

    Reset the press to install configuration


    New bush was sprayed with silicone spray

    Wind, adjust, wind, adjust etc until bush is home...




    Use new bolts, refit shock/bag assembly and torque to 300nm. Fit new concentric bolts and mildly tighten (don't fully tighten yet)


    Refit wheel assembly (repeat this for both sides)

    Lower vehicle to standard height and let it settle.

    Crawl under and final adjust the concentric bolts using the paint marks and tighten to 275nm.

    Test drive!!! Then book an alignment ASAP.

    Here's the culprit for my knocking...

    The bush had a tear and was leaking fluid hence no damping.


    In summary...

    Yes, it can be done with a jack and a pair of chassis stands, and a few tools.

    It would be even easier with the above and a set of ramps for the last phase.

    It would be fantastically easy on a hoist!!! Which is now being expedited in my case!

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    Note: thanks to JC for some advice...

    First side took me about 5 hours.
    Second side took around 2.5 hours (benefit of hindsight)

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    Excellent Tombie, thanks.
    My suggestion to the Mods is that once in its own thread, this should be made into a Sticky.
    This is a very common issue/maintenance item.

    Scott
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    Haha Tombie,

    I'm just about to post some pics of my effort with the LaserTools 6180 over the weekend. My old bushes looked worse than that...



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    Dan

    PS, thanks for the advice on the Lasertools gear. Worked great!
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    After setting this up as its own thread with posts moved from an unrelated thread, I thought links to Dan's summary of using a similar tool would be useful too:

    LaserTools 6180 > Front Lower Arm Rear Bush Tool - Land Rover | Part No. 6180 | Part of the Other Marques Ball Joints range from Laser Tools

    Threads:
    Front LCA rear bush remover tool for loan! Central Coast NSW
    Dan's D3





    Cheers,
    Scott

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    Great Thread - thanks for posting Tombie - very informative.

    But does highlight some of the poor design decisions in our cars - why did they design it such that extra special tools are needed so that people buy the complete arms - why not design like most other cars so that the bushings can be replaced with basic suspension type tools not the special stuff.

    I replaced the suspension rubbers in my Jag whose struts are like our cars (torsion bars not springs though but struts similar) using general workshop tools - nothing special.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    But does highlight some of the poor design decisions in our cars - why did they design it such that extra special tools are needed so that people buy the complete arms - why not design like most other cars so that the bushings can be replaced with basic suspension type tools not the special stuff.


    Garry
    Really Garry? If it was like most other cars you'd be driving an MU-X, Everest or 200 series. I've read your posts back to 2013 as you learnt about your LR. I'd rather replace bushes have LLAMS, -20mm on the highway and +50mm offroad. But I guess you don't want that? Maybe just a +2" lifted Pootrol?

    Wy take the **** out of LR? It's special for a reason. Reason is; we buy them! :-)

    I had to sell my D1 as LR in Darwin wanted $240 an hour to service it. I am sooooo very blessed to have my D3, and I'm happy to replace LCA bushes.

    If you want to know why LR had to service my D1, and why I couldn't, please ask; don't assume.

    Sincerely,
    A very lucky man,
    D3 driver :-)

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    Sorry - I don't look at my cars through rose coloured glasses like many do - they are simply cars like any others - strengths and weaknesses. The LR has some great tech and great implementation but some woeful stuff as well. To me the bushes in the suspension is one of the latter.

    I have to do mine soon and I have bookmarked Tombie's thread on this topic under my RRS section for referrral when I buy my arms complete with bushes and put the arms in - but really I should be able to buy bushes and put them in myself rather than buying the lot.

    If people want to put their LRs on a pedestal that is great but I do most of the work on my cars myself so have a good idea on what is good or bad. I have 4 at my place so that says something I guess.

    And one again - thanks Tombie.

    Cheers

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