DIY Castor Correction
Submitted: Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 10:32
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Member - Hughesy (SA)
Anyone changed the castor correction bushes (cruiser or patrol) themselves at home? Reading the instructions it sounds......
well...too easy. If I chock the wheel on the side I'm doing and only remove one swing arm at a time will i be OK?? I've heard that it can be pretty hard to press the old ones out, any tips for doing this??
Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 11:50
Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 11:50
for the $50 they would charge to do it, let them worry about it.
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Reply By: Member - Crazie (VIC) - Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 12:15
Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 12:15
Hughesy
Unless you have a huge press, and a hydrolic one is beter, I wouldnt even attempt it mate. Pushing the bushes out is not the easiest job and same as putting them back in, in the correct angle.
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Reply By: cowpat - Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 13:44
Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 13:44
Hughesy, I have not done it but of course with a press and suitable tooling it would be bog easy.
Similar problem though: when I changed the frame bushes on the Landrover I owned years ago it was not possible to use a press and I did not have a real tool to do it so I cut through them from the hole to the outer with a hacksaw blade first so that the pressure was reduced, and then hammerred them out. I pulled the new ones in with a big bolt, nut and washers, with some help from that same hammer of course.
This would not be for the faint hearted however. Casper
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Reply By: Steve - Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 20:39
Friday, Jul 14, 2006 at 20:39
Can you tell me why u need to do all this work ?? What do you mean by Castor Correction Bushes ? ... what's the problem ??
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (SA) - Saturday, Jul 15, 2006 at 09:43
Saturday, Jul 15, 2006 at 09:43
Hi Steve, put new raised
suspension in which has rotated the front diff. Need to put a castor correction kit in to put the diff back at the correct angle and hence get the steering back to how it should be (wonders and feels very light).
The garage I was going to get it done at I spoke to yesterday and they've never done it before and they reckon they mighten have a big enough press. So I think I'll take out each swing arm myself and take it to an engineering
shop to get the bushes in/out.
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