Cut the head off and the nut off using a saws-all just inside the sides of the bracket. After that, the wishbone will be released and you can remove the remainder of the bushing/bolt with little difficulty. Afterwards, you can install the new bushing normally. If you add liberal amounts of anti-seize compound between the bolt and the steel sleeve of the bushing, you will lessen the chance that it will happen again.
It is a common problem in those bushings as well as trunnion bolts. Cheers, Joe -----Original Message----- From: spitfires-boun...@autox.team.net [mailto:spitfires-boun...@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rob T. Getzinger Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 5:12 PM To: Spitfire list Subject: [Spits] Upper wishbone bush install There is always at least one bolt that rust solid into the front suspension bushings. I had to cut mine out after trying everything else. I tried using a vise to push in a new bushing and it bulged and then wouldn't budge in further. I tried using grease and still only slight movement with a bulge in the rubber keeping it from going in further. What is the method to install stock busings back into the upper wishbone? Thanks, Rob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail message from State Compensation Insurance Fund and all attachments transmitted with it may be privileged or confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or taking any action based on it is strictly prohibited and may have legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy the original message and all copies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spitfires@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Spitfires@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive