[DeTomaso] Removing Poly Bushings

[boyd casey]

In my expierience you just take a cylindrical object around the size of the
metal inserts. Place the cylinder against the center and tap it and the two
halves should seperate. (if it dosent work from one end try doing it from
the other end. There is nothing holding the two  halves to gether but
friction. IF you have zerk fittings installed they may be dug into the
graphite part of the bushing so unscrew the zerk fitting first then tap out
the busings through the center metal shaft. I used anti seize when
assembling my bushings and then filled the zerk fittings with grease.
Boyd

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:

> I have Marinos offset poly bushings, which has a round steel insert,
> and it was a fairly tight fit in the bushings. They came with some
> silicone grease which should be applied on the insert/bushing so that
> the bushing can rotate on the insert. The bolt should be tightened so
> that the insert does not rotate on the bolt, only the bushing on the
> insert.
>
> I installed the bushing two years ago, and they are completely silent.
>
> I also installed grease zerks such that I can get grease in between
> the insert and the bushing.
>
> Oh, and the offset bushings didn't make much difference on my car.
>
> Thomas
>
> 5 okt 2010 kl. 21.53 skrev Tom Borcich <tborcich at msn.com>:
>
> > <"This sounds totally bogus to me.">
> >
> > Thanks Thomas...since when does everything work the way it we think
> > it should? LOL
> > The steel inserts were very tight inside the poly... they won't
> > rotate. I had to press them out
> > using my bench vice and a few sockets. And the insert is machine
> > steel that could wear away at the
> > bolt if it was soft enough. I figured I would change out the bolts
> > with grade 8 with shoulders the
> > full length of the mounts.  I wasn't sure how they were designed to
> > work, that's why I wanted
> > to throw this out there to my brethren who have been down this
> > road....
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: thomas at Hax.SE
> > > To: tborcich at msn.com
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing Poly Bushings
> > > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:00:01 +0200
> > > CC: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 5 okt 2010 kl. 21.17 skrev "Tom Borcich" <tborcich at msn.com>:
> > >
> > > > Also to clarify, with poly bushings the bolt for the upper and
> > lower
> > > > arms should be tightened just enough to take out slop between the
> > > > poly bushing and the suspension ears/mounts on the top and bottom.
> > > > It should not be pinching the actual poly bushing or the steel
> > > > bushing insert...as the steel insert is pinched by the poly
> > material
> > > > and rotates on the bolt....at least that's the way it appears to
> > be
> > > > on my bushings. My steel inserts are just a tad shorter than the
> > > > actual poly material. The steel insert does not rotate inside the
> > > > Poly bushing material.
> > >
> > > This sounds totally bogus to me. The poly is supposed to work as a
> > > bearing, not the steel insert. If the insert rotates on the bolt,
> > the
> > > bolt will eat away until the suspension collapses fatally.
> > >
> > > What good would the poly and the grease be if it rotates elsewhere?
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:45 PM
> > > > To: tborcich at msn.com ; detomaso at realbig.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing Poly Bushings
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 10/4/10 11:33:51 PM, tborcich at msn.com writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I know someone has run done this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Are you planning on reusing your poly bushings?
> > > >
> > > > They come in two halves with a steel sleeve through the center. If
> > > > you drive the sleeve out, then it's fairly easy to stick a punch
> > > > halfway through, catch the inner edge and tap one half of the
> > > > bushing out; the other half is then even easier to remove. Or you
> > > > can just use channel lock pliers on the outside edges and twist
> > them
> > > > out.
> > > >
> > > > A little lube would be a good idea when you reassemble them.
> > > > Really, you should easily be able to pluck the bushings out by
> > > > hand. :>)
> > > >
> > > > Mike
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