shizzl Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 anyone had experiance getting out shackles from fucked bushes? seems that because the truck has been sitting for 5months unused the bushes/shackles are locked into the spring eye and hanger.. any tips on how to get it out. ive used alot of crc, and bfh,and an even BIGGER bfh... hasnt moved at all... do you suggest to burn them out??? i know you have to do that with nissan rear subframe mounts but shackle bushes???never had this problem before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 press it. sometimes a mish but sometimes necceary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 so the pins wont come out of the bush?? or the bush wont come out of the mount? are they bronze/steel bushes? if its the last two then yup ive had to cut a slit through the bush many many many times to remove them . is its a pin siezed into the bush sometimes we have had to destroy the pin to get it out via sneaky/brazen heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 all i can get off is the 2 nuts and plates..the rest of that shit is frozen up on the truck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 ohh i see , should take longer then just 5 months for that to happen , either way usually when they do it its because the pins rust expend and lock themselves on there good and proper , which usually means you need new pins and shackles . and at work this usually means we just drill the pin out as far as we can then cut a slit through the pin to get it out then through the bush aswell if thats in there good and proper . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 cant get a drill anywhere near it as its tucked up next to the body...stupid bloody design,even had to take the towbar off to get at the nuts.. might try the flame and burn approach before i attempt to try and drill them out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 oh didnt realise it was in a confined area . bugger might be heat then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 yeah real cunty...ive done heaps of shackle bushes on various piles before but this one just takes the cake for being a fat hoe... no room + stuck bushes = very unhappy camper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 it doesnt happen to be a campervan by chance?? ive had many run ins with them i get pissed gas then out then tell the owners they were fucked .. usually turn out cheaper then sitting there for 8 hours trying to hit them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 mazda proceed...yeah yeah i know.... plus the tail pipe on them exit directly under the shackle...dur mazda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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