Audi TT - How to remove bushings without a press

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  • Опубліковано 22 бер 2023
  • I do not have a shop press for removing wishbone bushings or lower arm bushings and other bushes on a car. So I had to get inventive with my Audi TT Quattro
    What I did have was a transmission or gear puller that could apply pressure and force the bushes from the wishbone.
    This will be part of a set of Wishbone refurbishment and bushing replacement videos coming up and will apply to any car.
    My plan is to document a "how to" the restoration of my OEM control arms.
    I am planning on removing the bushes, cleaning the wishbones and painting and then refitting the bushes.
    Although it is not simple task, this is a straightforward guide explaining:-
    How to remove control arm bushing. Or,
    Removing lower control arm bushings. Or,
    remove control arm bushing without a press as I do not use or own press.
    How to remove lower arm bushing. It is all the same part!
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  • @grantyleber2336
    @grantyleber2336 Рік тому +1

    Well done for persevering, looks like a right pain in the arse job👍

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      Thanks Grant! To be fair, it was fairly enjoyable and I like a challenge. The end product and satisfaction is worth it! 👍

    • @grantyleber2336
      @grantyleber2336 Рік тому +1

      Wonder whether those cheapish puller/pusher tools off ebay/Amazon are up to the job. Be interesting if anyone has used them successfully?

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      @@grantyleber2336 these ones are cheapy ones from Lidl and do the job!

  • @richardgeorge8120
    @richardgeorge8120 Рік тому +1

    Very good job mate!

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      Thanks buddy. Will I see you at Simply Audi?

    • @richardgeorge8120
      @richardgeorge8120 Рік тому

      @@andycharger Hope so mate - work to do on the roadster before then

  • @peterlowden3814
    @peterlowden3814 Рік тому +1

    Another great video Andy 👌

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      Cheers Peter! I got those bushes out in the end!

  • @TheParrottBros
    @TheParrottBros Рік тому +1

    Great work mate 👌🏻

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому +1

      Thanks mate. I’m pleased with the result!

  • @MrJoecool1973
    @MrJoecool1973 Рік тому +1

    Well done Andy. Not a 5 minute job lol but definitely worth doing if it saves a trip to the garage

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      Thanks Joe. Im pleased with the results.

  • @HellaMeiste
    @HellaMeiste 4 місяці тому +1

    I’ll be going to purchase a new Lemfoder I cannot stand with this pain to just remove n install the bushes plus the tool😂, the cost itself i see there is not much !
    £80 less or something😅for LEMFÖDER
    but Great vid so to watch😊

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  4 місяці тому

      Yes that is always an option. For me, I want to retain as much of the original car as I can. It also makes good content to show others that it is possible. Definitely easier to buy new though. I did exactly that for the fiesta Wishbones!

  • @pigeonguardgames507
    @pigeonguardgames507 Рік тому +1

    Great vid Andy, I know a good divorce lawyer if you need one, as that looks to me like you didn't get permission to use that utility room table...when Romy finds out you are in terrrrr...rubble! hahahahha. nice job on the bushes though, I think a vice is essential.

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому +1

      I waited until she was in Reading, 100 miles away!

    • @pigeonguardgames507
      @pigeonguardgames507 Рік тому +1

      @@andycharger Very wise.....you might just have got away with it, providing she doesn't see all the dents in the table🤣

  • @stevenharpervw
    @stevenharpervw Рік тому

    Oh Andy 🙈 please just buy a good set of chisels and a decent hammer. And commit to it . Good video . The fire method is way more fun

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому

      Makes a crap video though. Guy makes fire. Burns bushings. The end.

  • @TT3.2
    @TT3.2 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff Andy as usual. Just in time to do my bottom arms👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    Which bush are you going with, any thoughts on the castor correction ones to make the steering a bit more lively?

    • @andycharger
      @andycharger  Рік тому +1

      Hi Gary. Thanks for the comment. I’m replacing with rubber ones again. They seem to be much of a muchness and I did not want to go down the poly bush route. So a set of Topran have gone in at £30 a set. I hope that helps 👍

    • @TT3.2
      @TT3.2 Рік тому

      @@andycharger That's where I'm going to be fare....but have been tinkering with the idea of replacing the rear bush with cookbots for a better turn in.... still thinking on it though 😉