shyann
New member
Brian my other half recently [at the weekend] changed my rear bushes on my Kat.There was still a klonking whenever I went over the numerous potholes & speed humps, having already put new shocks & rubber mounts on the Puma. As the weather was better & he had a few days off he changed the bushes.
The reasons for putting the Ordinary Ford Bushes in instead of the Powerflex ones was :-
-As my Kat is an old R Reg & hopefully in a couple of years I'll get a newer Kat.
-The Ford bushes are cheaper, even more so 'cos my brother-in-law gets Ford Discount.
-I've heard that you get a harder, noisier ride with the Powerflex ones.
I'm putting a couple of piccys in the gallery of what Brian did.
After jacking the car up safely & securely, he exposed the old bush & drilled it out, cleaned & deburred it. The old bushes were completely Knackered & really needed doing.Using a tool similar to one you can buy £60+ helped put most of the new bush inplace.It's a Very Tight Fit & wpouldn't go fully into place. Only one thing for it, he took the axel off leaving the brake hub [he cut the ABS wires & reattached them later when he put the axel back- otherwise it's more work because you'd have to take the brakes off]He took the axel to his friend who had a hydraulic press to finish off putting the tight bushes in. Then it was a matter of fixing the axel back,reattach the ABS brakes & hub. He finished tightening the suspension when the Puma was on his wheels.
In hindsight it would be easier to let a good garage do it, or to fit the Powerflex ones which are a lot easier to fit.
Ann
The reasons for putting the Ordinary Ford Bushes in instead of the Powerflex ones was :-
-As my Kat is an old R Reg & hopefully in a couple of years I'll get a newer Kat.
-The Ford bushes are cheaper, even more so 'cos my brother-in-law gets Ford Discount.
-I've heard that you get a harder, noisier ride with the Powerflex ones.
I'm putting a couple of piccys in the gallery of what Brian did.
After jacking the car up safely & securely, he exposed the old bush & drilled it out, cleaned & deburred it. The old bushes were completely Knackered & really needed doing.Using a tool similar to one you can buy £60+ helped put most of the new bush inplace.It's a Very Tight Fit & wpouldn't go fully into place. Only one thing for it, he took the axel off leaving the brake hub [he cut the ABS wires & reattached them later when he put the axel back- otherwise it's more work because you'd have to take the brakes off]He took the axel to his friend who had a hydraulic press to finish off putting the tight bushes in. Then it was a matter of fixing the axel back,reattach the ABS brakes & hub. He finished tightening the suspension when the Puma was on his wheels.
In hindsight it would be easier to let a good garage do it, or to fit the Powerflex ones which are a lot easier to fit.
Ann
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