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Been putting aside replacing the wishbone bushes since buying them last september. But as the MOT is coming round, finally got my lazy ass into gear and successfully changed the near side bushes this afternoon.

God bless this forum's Wiki and all who contribute.

In the past, I doubt I would have considered doing such an easy/complicated (you choose) necessary bit of maintainence. I would have paid someone else instead.
Now armed with the appropriate & excellent bit of Wiki info, and photos for the spannerphobics, I did it. WELL CHUFFED, ME!
I followed the removal to the letter and all came apart with ease. However I had been spraying WD40 on all concerned bits for over two weeks.
I altered the method for pushing in new bushes, though. I had big problems getting the bush to initially bite on the edge of the wishbone. Everthing was now covered in copperslip. I was sweating like a horse. And the combination made holding, banging, gripping near impossible.
Take 5 and think.
So instead of whacking with a BF hammer I pressed them in using a vice, a square piece of 5mm alloy and 4" piece of standard scaffold pole.
just line it all up between the jaws of your vice.
Then assemble thus.
Outer jaw
Alloy plate
New bush with shed loads of copperslip spread all over the gaff.
Wishbone
3-4" scaffold bit
Inner jaw.
Align all horizontally & centrally as possible between the jaws of your vice and turn her in.
Dadada Laaaaa. Straight in ....nooooo problemo!

Tomorrow, I'm doing off side and will photo procedure.
Oh! and one more tip. Remember to refit the two odd shaped washers when assembling. Com'on! I'm still learning.

Thanks

I think you should add that extra info to the wiki

I'd also like to say a BIG thank you to the wiki - and the contributers and the mods who copy the info over.

It really is an invaluable resource, every time I look I find more interesting stuff that wasn't there last time

Thanks

Mevin

Thanks!
If anyone thinks something should be entered, by all means send me or HacksawBob the link and your comments on why, and we'll try to find the time to make a good job of it.

If you have editing rights and want to add something then please put your entry at the bottom of the exisiting content, not at the top, and put your name in bold in front of it, so we know where it came from...

e.g. ONESPACEBlogsworth: An additional tip on this one is...

Blah, blah, blah

Please don't change any of the Main Subjects and sub-topics!
Otherwise as the Wiki formatting is a bit arcane, ask us to insert it in the right topic and place.

Thanks

How did you check/ reset the camper ?

Ian.

Hi Kev

I think you should add that extra info to the wiki

Cripes! Me? In the Wiki? Got me striding around like a rooster now

Hi Ian,

How did you check/ reset the camper ?

I'm gonna do driver's side today. Then visit Watling Tyres just down the road for alignment. I did mark the long bolt for resetting after fitting bushes. That all went out the window after initially forgetting to refit the larger washers with slots (what are their propers names ). I had a bit of trouble keeping everything aligned when trying to feed the bolt back through again.

Thanks to all for your kind words & support

Stuart

your wikied

thanks for the input Stuart

AAAWWW SCHUCKS! Fame at last
Gots some photos too now. Just finished drivers side.
Will do later over the weekend.
Thanks Kev.

There's alway a bleeding sting in the tail
Just returned from my very local Watling Tyres, and despite having a bloomin' huge illuminated information panel offering laser equipped wheel alignment, cannot adjust CAMBER or CASTER I should've asked first s'pose!

Is there a way to do this myself? I've got a spirit level an' a plumb line.
Or am I getting too cocky after my recent success story
Thanks