Suspension Arm bush replacement

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Suspension Arm bush replacement

Post by jgra1 »

hi all, i am replacing both bushes on the suspension arm of a 405. I normally get someone to do this for me but have stupidly tried myself. I am confident I can remove the rear bush. But have began by tackling the front one. It is three metal cylinders with rubber sandwiched between them.

I have got rid of the inner 2 cylinders with some hard work. Now the hard one.. I am hacksawing thru sidewalls.. but there isnt much to hit after i have done that.. any tips? getting dispondant..

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Post by jgra1 »

its ok

after 1 hour of being careful and getting nowhere

i had a beer

;)
job done
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Post by stevieb »

I did things two ways on my old 405. At first I just bought the bushes - the bushes had marks for where to align with the old arms. Very good, but a pain to align.

Later, the front bushes needed doing, and the easiest option was to replace the whole arm (with bushes pre-fitted). The rears were pre-mounted at a similar angle to the original replacements I added. To me this confirmed that they are mounted based on the stress that will be applied under normal loads.

A car that works a lot over heavy ground may fall under a different set of cuidelines, though I imagine all UK spec vehicles are designed for "good surface" - obviously Pug/Citroen engineers don't visit the UK on their tour of potential markets....
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