PYU940F Posted June 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 PS, that's a cool registration plate on your 6. Is that correct for Ireland in the 60/70's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 You dont need a lot of heat to get the rubber alight then they will start to melt and you can push the rubber section out. Then resort to your original plan of using a hacksaw blade in two places i.e. 2 oclock and 6 oclock to collapse and remove the outer tube of the bush. Obviously get them burning outside as its pretty acrid smoke! Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 PS, that's a cool registration plate on your 6. Is that correct for Ireland in the 60/70's? Yes Simon it's a Dublin 71 Reg ran from Feb until June. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Morning Niall Another early riser! What will cutting the head of the bolt off achieve? The bolt is stuck in the bore of the metal bush. The metal bush is stuck to the rubber bushes and the rubber bushes are pretty well welded to the bore of the T/A. With my memories of tightening the head down to 105 ft/lbs of torque I would guess I am having to exert in excess of 300 ft/lbs just to turn the bolt and rubber bush combination. I will probably end up cutting off the head and tail end and carefully inserting a .circular drill bit to cut away the rubber. What a mission. I thought t was going to be a doddle, just a few bolts to undo! Cheers Simon I cut Head and Thread off the Bolt,hit the Bracket with a Hammer to spread it a bit,Hammer and Punch and moved the Bolt slightly and out popped the Wishbone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PYU940F Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Got 3 bolts out but the 4th will not shift so will cut off the head and thread and burn out the rubber so the rest of the bolt and tube should just drop out. (well that's the theory anyway). Going back to the bracket notches. f any of you have the original blue workshop manual for the 4A look in the suspension section and the instructions for removing T/A's and it definitely say 4 and 2 for the notches. What else dd they get wrong? Cheers Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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