TobyJug said:
hehe glad you are getting there...
they are indeed an arse to get in.... I had mine done and they took all day...
But you will feel the difference it's like a new vehicle....
Toby, it's good hear that it wasn't just me who struggled
What I did in the end was to get a piece of 10mm threaded bar and fabricate two 'washers' 65mm diameter 5mm thick with a 10mm hole in the center.
With the radius arms placed in the trusty Black & Decker work mate I placed the new bushes on top of the holes. Then placed one 'washer' under the radius arm and slid the threaded bar (with nut and washer on the end) up through it, placed the new bush on followed by the second 'washer'. Then wound the 'top nut' down until the bush entered the hole in the arm.
Said bushes invariably entered the hole on the pish so, it was a case on 'crushing' the other side with the big grips until it entered the hole squarely.
Once in the hole it was a case of winding the two nuts down until the bush was half way in. Then remove the incision tool and giving the bush a tap with a copper hammer. Due to the amount of White PTFE grease the bush then simply popped into place.
I will endeavor to take some 'on the job' shots tomorrow when I tackle the other side.