Greta Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Does anyone have a surplus threaded bar or extra long bolt ( with nuts ) ( now now keep it clean ) that I could buy / acquire..... I'm trying to find a way to press out the bushes from a couple of diffs I hope to have redone. Nuala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Hi Nuala, I've had no luck trying to draw bushes out of the diffs, I've tackled them with hole cutters and a hammer and chisel. https://yorkshire-spitfire.blogspot.com/2014/10/diff-time.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I generally resort to fire. Burn the rubber lots of smoke, then knock the outer steel part out or hacksaw it if stubborn. But a length of studding should do what you need. Toolstatipn_screwfix sell metric stuff very cheaply. Or if you have an idea of bolt length, I can have a look for something next week when home from hols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve AKA vitessesteve Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 +1 for burning the rubber. Do it outside the smoke is vile. Then you could hammer an impact socket to knock out the remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batch Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Hi Nuala I've got surplus threaded bar and nuts you can have, from an unsuccessful attempt at making a spring compressor. If not I've also got a set of different sized hole cutters if you want to borrow them. Having tried Clive's method I wouldn't recommend it, spent days trying to get rid of the smell of burnt rubber! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Feed a hacksaw blade through the centre of the bush and saw away.😉 Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 21 hours ago, Batch said: Hi Nuala I've got surplus threaded bar and nuts you can have, from an unsuccessful attempt at making a spring compressor. If not I've also got a set of different sized hole cutters if you want to borrow them. Having tried Clive's method I wouldn't recommend it, spent days trying to get rid of the smell of burnt rubber! Dave The trick is to make sure the wind will carry the smoke away from your house, and your neighbours are ideally out. Certainly no washing drying in the garden. Smelly, yes. But very effective and takes little physical effort. But I have been using poly bushes for years, so not needed to remove rubber ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) any builders merchant or wickes, B&Q sell studding in lots of sizes along with nuts and washers but i'd burn them Edited October 18, 2021 by Guppy916 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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