Hey all,

Just bought my first Z car a couple weeks ago, it has the dreaded leaking diff bushing. I was doing alot of searching on this forum and stumbled across a post regarding a free to borrow rear bushing removal tool. The last post I saw on the thread was from a guy in GA asking to borrow it. I've looked and looked and searched but have not been able to find the thread again. Could someone one post a link to it?

Thanks!

 

https://www.z1motorsports.com/advanc...s=Bushing+tool

 

Thank you for your reply, but I think you misunderstood my post. There is a loaner one on the forum I was trying to locate.

 

i understood your post, just buy the dang thing...

 

Yup, buy it and then put it on ebay when you're done. It'll save time searching.

 

Good idea. Or, put it up on the my350Z Marketplace. Someone doing their diff bushing (and someone always is... ) will buy it. [Rinse and repeat]

 

new members seem to always want something for free.

 

Just buy a sawzall instead of the tool. You'll get more uses out of it.

 

Okay then I guess you can't read. No where in my post did I say I'm looking to buy one. A member bought one and was kind enough to loan it out. Being that its a tool I'll only use once, I would be better of just borrowing it and then shipping it to the next member that may need it. I have a sawzall so I will use it if I couldn't locate the loaner thread. So keep your useless two cents to yourself travlee.

 

Awwww, not only is someone a cheap ***, they also got butthurt

 

lol i'm not butthurt, everything you say is irrelevant..sooooo keep typing keyboard gangster

 

uh huh.... just buy the damn tool and then sell it when you are done.

 

That's the plan, have a good one

 

Don't worry OP, I'm a cheapskate too, and I was able to do it with a cheap set of harbor freight chisels, and decent cordless drill / sawzall (though you could use the cheap HF versions of those too).

So if you can't find the tool, you still have cheap options.

 

Thanks for your reply, i believe I'm going to do the good ol' sawzall method, I was just worried about damaging the subframe where the bushing goes, but I'll just have to be extra careful lol I mean the front diff bushings can be knocked out with a socket.

 

Best to have some mid-grit (1-200) sand paper handy as well, I did a decent amount of scuffing-up on the subframe, but it sanded back out pretty easily.

 

Good thinking! I plan on doing it tomorrow. Throwing the bushings in the freezer now

 

a hole saw, like for a door comes in handy too, i cut out the middle of the diff bushing with tht.... if you use the sawzall... score the outer metal of the oe bushing some, then get a point punch (or chisel) to knock it up... it will eventually taco at that crease

are you planning on doing the diff ear bushings as well?

 

Good thinking! The hole saw hadn't crossed my mind but it makes sense. I will give it a shot, I guess I was just being paranoid about messing up the subframe and not being able to get the bushing in. Yep, I bought the entire kit from Z1, so diff ears will be done. Thanks for the advice!

 

See....I am not always a dick



Just most of the time