Spring Plate Bushing Removal - Tool

[GotaT]

Id like to know if anyone has a Spring plate rubber bushing removal tool I can borrow and return. ... Or info on any other tool that you may have used to remove the old rubber bushings that worked relatively quickly.

Thanks

[Eric Hahl]

A torch and a razor knife works great. Then just scuff off the remainder of the old bushing with some Emory cloth.

[88911coupe]

Hate to say "do a search" but there are several threads on this. What I did was use a propane torch on the "inside" and the bushing will come off with some large pliers or you can cut it off in chunks, you'll still need to clean up the remaining rubber that's stuck on there.
The other issue is to glue or no glue the new one...LOTS of reading on this for your enjoyment!!!

[steely]

When I bought the neatrix, a small tool came with it - but I didn't even need it. I did exactly the same as Buck and Eric mentioned - heat, slit with the utility knife (but not too hard or you'll score the spring plate TB tube, and rip off with pliers. I think someone even did a youtube vid.

If you sand the remainder off, you might consider doing it outside as some of the spring plates were cadmium plated which could create some cad dust.

[88911coupe]

Yep, that's really the easy part of the project. The other issue, as I referred to, is what method to use for installing the new bushings (as well as the material choice). I went on a treasure hunt to find some ultra high end epoxy that said it worked for attaching rubber to steel. Appeared to work fine... until the first really cold snap... and then it apparenly broke free and I would notice slight squeaks over speed bumps....goes away when the weather warms up.
I wish I knew how Porsche got those two parts to attach so well...

[Driver_X]

My Elephant Racing bushings came with a tube of super glue in the kit...

...as for removal, heat the crap out of it until the rubber contacting the spring plate starts to bubble & smoke. Then heat up the knife (get a long handled version) it'll cut through the old bushing like butter. Then peel off the big chunks with pliers. If you heated the plate enough (about 5 min), it'll come right off.

[john walker's workshop]

big channel-locks on the bushings after heating inside with a torch tuntil they smoke. twist them right off in one piece. take a bench grinder wire brush to the remaining rubber bits.

[tijnes]

Harbor freight Multitool if you have one. No toxic fumes.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/672111-another-use-hf-multi-tool.html

[GotaT]

Thanks for all the ways you've each removed the rubber. Im going to give one of them a try.

[Iciclehead]

I have done several, easiest was to just take a wood saw, cut the biggest chunks of rubber off and then get the rest of it with a grinder/wire wheel combination. Now to be fair, I always take the opportunity to replate the arms whenver I am that far into it....so any scratches don't matter to me.

Dennis

[trak ratt]

Razor knife and a chisel works fast. Clean off what's left with the razor knife and clean up w/some fire and a steel brush.