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May 1st, 2022, 09:53 | #161 | |
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I was trying to make sure the summer street parties are as representative of British culture as possible - will get the sofa on the front lawn next week JJ
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May 2nd, 2022, 21:40 | #164 |
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God this is a hard job
Finally got all the drivers side rear suspension off (inc damper as for £20 each I’ll replace while everything is off! However getting the bushes out is a thankless and never ending task It’s taking hours and still not got all the remaining adhesive / rubber out A smell I will never get from my nostrils Need to attack the rear axle bushes in situ next JJ
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I wonder, did it need doing (was there a problem) or was this a general improvement? Alan
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May 3rd, 2022, 06:47 | #166 | |
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The bushes are defo at the end of their life JJ
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May 8th, 2022, 01:22 | #167 |
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V v slow going
Got the 2 upper rear arms sorted Cleaned out and ready to accept bushes And here we go… and the lower arm I’m almost there The rear axle might actually kill me JJ
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So, how long has this job taken? I'm wondering whether it would have been more effective to acquire a bearing press in the first place, which might have made removing the old bushes much easier. The difference in cost between rubber and polyurethane bushes may well have paid for the press (I think mine was about £80). I'm in no way decrying your plan or work (which is very good). Alan
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May 8th, 2022, 09:07 | #169 | |
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Also a rear trailing arm is only £30 so prob could have bought all the parts with the rubbers in for the price of the poly bushes Who knows if this will ever be worth it but it’s nothing money in the grand scheme of things to help my 12yr old be a little bit less “YouTube” JJ
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