Aidan-Fleming
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How do I get the old bushes out on a V reg corsa. Being a nightmare!! Tryed hitting it out and not budging, drilling out some of the rubber and still not budging!
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Mark.W
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Small hacksaw and cut the lip off one side then hit the center of the side you cut off with a hammer and it will come out,may take a couple hard hits tho 
[Edited on 10-04-2013 by Mark.W]
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Aidan-Fleming
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There's like a metal ring on both sides around then there's a rubber bit with a tube through the middle! :/
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gary2097
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petrol and set fire to it. bit brutal but it works mate or a piece of threaded bar with a nut on the end and tighten it up until it pulls the bush out. not sure what you mean about the two metal rings tho they should be just washers that will come off when you remove the tie bar
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Aidan-Fleming
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Ill get a couple photos tomorrow guys 
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Stu_22
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Blow torch
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Aidan-Fleming
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This is them! How the hell do I get them out lol
Other side
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gary2097
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already explained mate either a threaded bar with a large socket or nut or something on one end and the other end in a vice and wind it down until it forces the bush through or petrol and set it alight or blow torch as stu says. Not sure why you are still struggling
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Aidan-Fleming
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See how there's like a metal edge on the bracket, like a metal ring around the bush, does that come out? Or does the socket just rest on the rubber or on the metal ring bit. lol
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monkeytwizzel
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On the thin metal ring on the outer side of the rubber,burn the rubber out then you can cut it from the inside and it will fall out or socket and press it out as mentioned.
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Mark.W
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If you think that's fun just wait until you try fit the new poly bushed arms to the car 
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Generation
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I burned mine out along with prying with screwdriver.
Fitting poly bushes were easy as comes in two
Halves
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Aidan-Fleming
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The ones for pre 97 come in two halfs I think. Mine is post 97 and come as a oner with a circle plate thing
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gary2097
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Have you done these yet?
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Aidan-Fleming
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Nope not yet mate
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gary2097
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Lol have you tried the methods above?
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tobyc20xe
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Stop being soft and hit it with a big fucking hammer worked for me!
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Generation
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It's rubber, so a hammer alone isn't going to
Do much.
Put something on metal section and either using a vice to squash out out, or hit something such as metal bar chisel etc into it,
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Aidan-Fleming
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Got a blow torch from work! Try that first haha
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gary2097
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cant believe you have been on with this for two weeks lol
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Aidan-Fleming
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Haha I haven't tryed again lol
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Aidan-Fleming
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Is this the right way for the new bushes? As one is thicker.
Or is it the opposite way around?
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sparcost3
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Thought post 97 was 1 piece? I'm trying to get mine out and can't do it not sure what I'm suppsed to hit
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Pete_gsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
If you think that's fun just wait until you try fit the new poly bushed arms to the car
Haha i wouldn't say the fitting is hard its getting old ones out thats a twat!
Spent over 3hours on mine and i was in a work shop so hard everything to hand (bar a blow touch)
By the way that green is well smart dont see many around
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Mike
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The new ones are pre 97. I was advised the post 97s are best left alone. Only Powerflex make them but because of how they're fitted it's impossible to not weaken the mount. Best options are leaving them alone or buying fresh mounts from Vaux (about £90 pet side iirc)
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