Rear spring upper mounts

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Rear spring upper mounts

Postby 68 dave » Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:49 pm

Hi has anyone taken the rear upper spring bush and plate of an old spring. As I am changing the springs for new lower ones. Thanks dave
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Re: Read spring upper mounts

Postby 1972nail » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:04 pm

I just drilled out the old tubes and refitted the rubbers on the new springs with a length of suitably sized copper pipe, i spread the pipe at the ends by using old sockets that fitted inside the tube on each end and then tapping with a hammer. The radius on the sockets spread the pipe enough to retain it. I annealed the tube first to soften it.

The tube is only there to stop you tightening the rubber so much that you ruin it's sound insulation qualities and nothing else. So copper is fine.
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Re: Rear spring upper mounts

Postby 68 dave » Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:15 pm

Thanks for your reply.have tryed to drill them out but they turn in the holes. Copper pipe is a good idea never thought of that. Ps it's not the 1.6 i am working on.
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Re: Rear spring upper mounts

Postby Mike Attew » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:05 pm

I managed to work the flare peen up on mine, fitted them to the new springs and re peened then with a suitable socket
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Re: Rear spring upper mounts

Postby 68 dave » Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:47 pm

Mike what did you use to peen the flare over to get it apart.
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Re: Rear spring upper mounts

Postby Mike Attew » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:18 pm

I have been trying to remember how I did it, I think I used a flat blade screwdriver and tapped around it with a hammer and then changed to a pin punch until I got them apart. I just kept working around it a bit at a time.
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Re: Rear spring upper mounts

Postby BobbyMel » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:27 pm

I have the proper tool...
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