Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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is theres any way to get bushes out without a hydrolic press.....
everytime i bring my car to a garage they fcuk it up and the thought of paying someone for the pleasure hurts me deeply
have powerflex poly bushes here waiting to go in...
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corsa_jim
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Registered: 21st Sep 03
Location: guisborough
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set fire to them mate i work in a garage n thats how i do it then if its got a metal outer ring jus cut it with a hacksaw 
Jim
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corsaandy
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
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well i changed all my bushed myself without a press not to hard just basd the old ones out with a hammer and the new ones should be split in to and are eay to put in well at least mine were
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
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Which bushes?
They can ALL come out without the need for a press.
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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can you buy a bush kit for a corsa my car has done 80k and thinkin it needs an overhaul!
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Joff
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Yes.
Powerflex do a full kit. Different tie bar bushes for >97 and 97> tho.. which I found out 
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
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has anyone fitted these what is the effect? is it worth the £££
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corsaandy
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
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i would say it is worth it yes
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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i musent be trying hard enough so.... i'll give it about go this evening....
i got the powerflex ones for the rear beam the front wishbone and the anti rollbar form Demon tweeks...
cost erm.....about £130 for all them....
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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not a bad price
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Siberia
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why couldnt vauxhaul makes the bushes in there in 2 pieces like the powerflex ones... they would have been a piece of pi*s to get out then
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
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i changed all mine to powerflex ones, didnt realy notice a change tbh.
Only ones i couldnt fit were the anti roll bar bushs, they werent the right size....
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
i changed all mine to powerflex ones, didnt realy notice a change tbh.
Only ones i couldnt fit were the anti roll bar bushs, they werent the right size....
Yeah Powerflex ones seemed to have a smaller ID, but the bracket still closed up tightly over them
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Joff
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For the wishbone, we (I say we.. I just watched) got a socket big enough to push the bush from one side, then another socket on the other side to act as a support, then put a G-clamp over the two and wound it shut.
As it closed, the bush slid through nice and easily.
The tie bar bushes were a bit more interesting - you just need to get a decent sized tap, clamp it in a vice and just keep smacking the bush cartridge until it comes out.
I tried cutting and burning the old one out, but the cartridge acts as a little protective cage and it's really pointless.
Loads of WD40, loads of smacking and it's all gravy.
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
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how do the powerflex ones go on joff?
We couldnt really work out where they were meant to go, on the tie or the roll bar itself...
My bar is rusty to hell and the brackets seemed welded to it, prob just rust, but mine doesnt have any bushs actually on the roll bar, only on the tie bar where the roll bar connects to it.
Also will the bushs fit with any anti roll bar size? would i notice a difference if i got a new 26mm one like the GSi's use?
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
i musent be trying hard enough so.... i'll give it about go this evening....
i got the powerflex ones for the rear beam the front wishbone and the anti rollbar form Demon tweeks...
cost erm.....about £130 for all them....
You got ripped off bigstyle there.
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
how do the powerflex ones go on joff?
We couldnt really work out where they were meant to go, on the tie or the roll bar itself...
My bar is rusty to hell and the brackets seemed welded to it, prob just rust, but mine doesnt have any bushs actually on the roll bar, only on the tie bar where the roll bar connects to it.
Also will the bushs fit with any anti roll bar size? would i notice a difference if i got a new 26mm one like the GSi's use?
Anti roll bar bushes are held in by a U shaped clamp - there's only one size bush listed, so it should fit for all the range - mine was too big, but went on fine.
Anti roll bar bushes (Powerflex) are one piece, but split.
Tie bar bushes are two piece, with a metal insert.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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i noticed a difference under braking with the powerflex ones, joff manages to make his car clunk about tho.
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
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Difference?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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erm......between what? under brakeing? well with the v6 brakes when i braked hard with standard buses my car pulled all over the place, with the powerflex stuff it dont pull about atall, unless the road is wonky.
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
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Hmm, which ones were changed?
[Edited on 09-09-2004 by and-m]
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broster
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i changed all the front lot. tie bar anti roll bar lower arms.
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and-m
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Right, Ive got a ful set from a while back but just the ARB ones have been changed. Any handling differences at all?
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
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Anti-roll bar is not noticeable under normal driving conditions.
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and-m
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Never said it would be, how about the others?
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