Technical Rear axle/trailing arm bushes

[pondy]

Anybody every changed these before? Any tips? My little mk2 b Has a knocking from the nsr, last time I mot it I noticed play in the ns axle bush, I have since had both shocks off and they are fine which I had hoped as was changed about 10 months ago so I am going to change the axle bushes. Seems there is a removal and install tool on eBay and shop4parts have the bushes. Does anyone know if the outer casing of said Bush is plastic or metal? Doubt they will come out with the tool as previous bushes I have done rarely do so will probably be a case of cutting old one out and using the tool to press new ones in.

 

[h2ypr]

Sometimes they need a heatgun to come out! I have a similar knocking but I'm taking mine to the local mot place to confirm they need done first. You got a link to part and tool?

 

[atom0007]

It's been asked a few times on the forum, never seen anyone doing it yet.

 

[pondy]

This is the eBay number for tool. 221534402564

And this is the link to the bushes

https://www.shop4parts.co.uk/?name=store&op=Details&ProdID=4624&sku=53027

Will be doing within the next 2 weeks

 

[flisko]

i would change whole rear axle with one that has good bushes

 

[pondy]

Change the complete axle? What an over repair. I managed to find the time to do these bushes today, took about an hour and was easy, bushes are plastic so not seized into place, tool made replacement very easy

 

[Ziggy122]

Never removed the rear axle bush bolts....
Only ever jad to change axles due to bending due to accidents

Ziggy

 

[atom0007]

Did it cure the knocking?

 

[Ziggy122]

Did it cure the knocking?

Well the axles ive removed were damaged ubit where it had been involved in an accident so the axle was scrap

The bushs I leave alone I hit the 3x bolts that hold the axle into the mount to thr body

So in thoery you can a 2nd hand bushing if the bolt that goes through can come out

Ziggy