SpiderBaby
D3 Decade
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 1407
  
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Afternoon all 
I'm after some pointers / advice.
I need to replace the lower bush in the rear hub knuckle. It's been over 8 years and many miles since I last did them.
In that time age and grey hair has caught up with me and I'm  if I can remember the easiest way to access the bush.
I'm not fazed by pressing the old one out and the new one in - but I'd like to remove as few bits as possible to do the work. The less time I spend under the thing means the fewer times I need to struggle out to go for (yet another) pee....
Is it possible to simply remove the bush bolt and the pan head rod bolt and lever the knuckle out of the arm? Is there enough 'swing' to do that?
Or is that just the wishful hopes of a pensioner....
My major worry is popping the driveshaft or similar.
Many thanks
SB I see no ships........
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 4th Nov 2022 3:50 pm |
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eightfoot
Member Since: 12 Apr 2015
Location: sunny essex
Posts: 796
 
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buy/hire the tool to do insitu very easy dont forget a new circlip you only need to remove the wheel and the strut bolt and i dont think you need an alignment as the bolt is just standard
mind you it was a while ago i last did mine so prob forgot something but generally very easy with the bush tool please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4
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