DIY front bush change, cheap press tools needed!!

[Ultra_Joel88]

im kinda confused with colivers, and as this is going to be my next job, what do you recommend? I quite fancy the AP coliovers, and i heard that different droplinks arent needed, is this true or am i talikng b*****ks lol

You dont need shorter droplinks for the AP's

I had some in but replaced them with standard ones to be safe

 

[Altech]

The problem should be the degree of accuracy you need so that the inner removing/fitting plate is exactly the correct size to extend out to almost the edge of the bush outer liner but misses the inner surface of the console. It will be very easy to end up pulling the bush in at an angle and it will seize then maybe crack the console if you don't give up after it has jammed. The correct type of tool uses the small bearing bolt hole as an alignment/guide point to stabilise the tool and stop this happening,m this is why lots of "two bit" garages don't risk changing these bushes - they end up costing for fitting new consoles complete with bushes, it seems! As for me, I read too much about what could be wrong and "bottled it" especially as I was going to fit Cupra bushes, strangely shortly after that time, a small company launched a tool to do this job on the car - well it was intended to be used with the softer standard bushes - but they seem to have vanished and their site has been closed down

ah I see. I knew about the DIY bush remover but never bothered to persue it as it was easier for me to remove the consoles....cut the old bushes out and press in the Cupra ones using a large vice.

 

[Aimez]

FK coilovers come with shorter droplinks so you won't need to buy them separately

EDIT: providing you buy FK coilovers lol

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May well do they are in the lead at the mo partly for this reason!

 

[RUM4MO]

ah I see. I knew about the DIY bush remover but never bothered to persue it as it was easier for me to remove the consoles....cut the old bushes out and press in the Cupra ones using a large vice.

This new tool disappearing is a bit of a shame really as it looked like the guy was just a tech that tried a bit of starting his own business and pounced on the lack of a proper non-VAG tool kit to make this "frequently required to be done job" easier for independants and keen DIYers - I seem to remember his site was www.bonustoolsuk.co.uk - but it has gone! Its a pity Tool Connections could not have taken this tool on, but they would probably need to push the price up a bit from its £120 price, and maybe beef it up to stand up to the forces required to fit Cupra replacement bushes. He seemed to be taking in orders then getting a batch of bits made - so maybe that did not suit some buyers.

 

[BlackFR]

I paid 15 quid including P+P for 2 off of each of the discs and about 25p each for the high tensile bolts, wound the cupra bushes in with no effort at all.

 

[jase20vt]

iv had these discs lazer cut at work. if this would be a popular tool i could get more made and start a sales thread. the price above £15 inc post would be easy to compete with
what you reckon??