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I put this in the G40 section, but I thought Id put it in here as more people look here:

Does anyone reccomend or have any advice for bushes on a G40? mine are shagged. the passenger wheel moves backward a little when you tighten the wheel up and the drivers side wheel sits further back than the passenger side
So I want to change the lot. Is it an easy job? is there any special alignment that needs to be done,etc? or can it be done on my drive by myself?

I think I may go for those cheaper ones that i found on google, but they haven't got back to me with the info yet as theres a few choices of arb diameter and then meatl bushes or something (similar to powerflex)

http://www.powerflex.co.uk/products.asp ... talog=0537



Adobe Acrobat File: http://www.superflex.co.uk/SuperFlex_Vo ... Prices.pdf

I know that the number 3 ones are franked, I was told the wheel movement was probably number 1's and I thought that if its gotta be pulled apart, I may as well do the number 2's as well. But that's where the metal thing comes in. Whats it all about? Anyone know?

Powerflex.

I've heard superflex ain't up to much.

I'ts not too hard a job. you'll definately need a vice though. it's getting the old bushes out of either end of the track control arms thats the hard part. The new bushes are in halves so you put one half in from either side & then simply slide the metal tube in the middle of them, it's pretty obvious when you see them.

anyway, getting the old bushes out. the best way is to use 2 sockets, one the same size as the metal ring on the end of the TCA & a smaller one on the other side of the TCA. Put these with the TCA inbetween them & close the vice so it squashes the bush out. Firstly though there is a flange on the end of the bushes that you need to cut away so the bigger socket is against the metal of the TCA.

I used a blow torch to burn this flange which made it much easier to cut away. Don't heat the whole thing up too much though, you dont want the TCA metal going brittle.

Good luck with it anyway, it's not rocket science but it took me best part of a day. Although I did the front shocks at the same time.

edit - almost forgot to say, G40s have rose joints on the inner TCA mount so fitting poly bushes isn't possible. You wouldn't want to either because the rose joints are even stiffer than the bushes.