Technical rear suspension bush

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Technical rear suspension bush

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hi all

me 56 plate 1.2 grande punto still going strong... ish

lol

just flew through its mot

but got an advisory thats got me scratcin me head

rear suspension bush worn

trying to decipher haynes to see whether its a big or small job

sooooo will i be able to just drop the arm

or or is it rear axle off


thanks as always


charlie
 

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hi all

me 56 plate 1.2 grande punto still going strong... ish

lol

just flew through its mot

but got an advisory thats got me scratcin me head

rear suspension bush worn

trying to decipher haynes to see whether its a big or small job

sooooo will i be able to just drop the arm

or or is it rear axle off


thanks as always


charlie
If you can undo the bolts you may be able to drop the arm and use a extractor tool, they do one with a long threaded bar and cups that fit arm and push the bushes. It will probably be well rusted in, in which case it may be a case of dropping the whole arm and using a garage hydraulic press to get the old one out and press the new one in.
If that is the case a small local garage may be able to help if the arm is off and you give them a "drink" if lucky.
Looking at the photo I would give all the bolts a good oiling in advance to make life easier.
 
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cheers mike

was just looking at buying one

is this the part

Rear Control Arm Bush For Fiat Grande Punto​


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364514595688


or or or



cheers
Sorry I don't know.
Looking at the design and the appearance in your photo showing it pushed in from the outside probably correct, but generally I ask the seller on eBay if this part is correct for car reg.number......... Then if they say yes and it doesn't fit they have to accept return free of charge and give refund.:)
There are others on Forum more familar with Eper etc. which will give part numbers etc. I prefer to put the onus on the supplier once I have given then the Reg. Number etc.:)
 
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At 20 years old

I doubt it will come out with an extractor like this

Worth trying first as if it does come out it would be a bonus

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There normally very very very tight at this age, the bush shell tends to corroded and fuse with steel at the ends, it's worth hammer and chisel both ends inwards To free up as much as possible before trying to press them out

Depending on what equipment you have

Depends on how you go about the job

If you have an air chisel it would make the job easier

Ounce the majority of the middle is removed it's a trivial job to collapse the outer shell with a hammer and chisel


I have used a hole saw in the past,

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To remove most of the inside,there are other ways, you need a drill with a slow speed and some oil, you want to cut the rubber not melt it

Talking about melting, there's loads of YouTube video showing it being melted out, it stinks, and it takes a very long time, personally it's my least favourite
 
These are PLASTIC-rubber bushings. They do not rust-in like a classic metal ones.
I just did my rear axle 2-3 weeks ago. Biggest problem was: rusty brake lines/hoses! Seized.
Needed gas torch to heat up (+ some improvised shield: fuel lines area!). Then...ABS sensor plugs. Next problem: shock absorber bolts.
Axle itself, mounts, were easy.
Tools (black set of sleeves) you are showing above are NOT "extractors" but install tools only here. Bushing has a "lip" (shoulder, rim, flange).
Old bushes can be just popped out with a hammer, cut out etc. Installing new ones is harder than removing old. Usually, the opposite is true.
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Here's a video (short because the axle itself is easy, there's nothing to film there really). Mind the position ("clocking") of the L/R bushes.
https://4cardata.info/elearn/199/2/199000000/199000000/199000001/199002758
Rough alignment can be done using tape measure. Yes. Most important number is 2510 mm, axle spacing ("tram, scrub, parallelism").
If the rear axle is installed unevenly, it will pull the car to the side and the steering wheel will be titled/crooked!
Do not let anyone "adjust" that by messing with the front (steering rack ends)! Rear was repaired, so start with the rear.

Forum version (non-English), more details (explanations) than in the video: https://fiatpunto.com.pl/topic62202.html
Rusty-crusty handbrake cable mounts will spoil the handbrake performance (too much flex/play in the system), consider swapping the mounts too (or repair them). So the rear axle job is a little brake job too.


Same story for the front suspension (track control arm/wishbone bushings worn, cracked)...
Bushings here don't have a shoulder, so simple "extractor kit" can be applied. By the way diameter is almost the same as rear bush.

Front camber IS "adjustable", there is some play in the 2 bolts (shock absorber - knuckle).
Lames will tell you it is "non adjustable" because eLearn says so...
 
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