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[Webby the Bear]

sprayed my miggys suspension parts couple of weeks ago done 400+ miles since-still no creaking leaving miggy as is for now tll Herald finished and weather warms up a bit

Exactly why I did it mate. thanks for the tip 

Haha when I say hose down... I mean it I figured if I was trying to stop a creak to find out where it was then I'd need a lot 

[Webby the Bear]

Take the wishbones into college... the bushes won't take two seconds to push out

Rear donuts need a hammer, chisel and pry bar to liberate...

Polys simply push in with a bit of copperslip

Thanks Taxi... i'll see what they say as they normally let the kids take their cars in and do work on them so with a bit of luck they'll let me.. hell, I've borrowed most of the tools at some point or another 

With the rear donuts.... do I need to take the centre bolt out I assume?

[05omegav6]

You can leave it in, but you'll never get the plate off or the bush out

[Webby the Bear]

You can leave it in, but you'll never get the plate off or the bush out

thought so 

are there any hidden bolts or just that centre one? so bolt out, pry down, pop bush out, new one in, button up? 

[Webby the Bear]

ignore that... found chris's helpful guide 

seems a lot of potential problems getting them out if they haven't completely failed.....I take it you cant simply cut them out with Mr Stanley? i.e. just keep hanging away at them til they're nothing other than shreds of rubber?

[chrisgixer]

ignore that... found chris's helpful guide 

seems a lot of potential problems getting them out if they haven't completely failed.....I take it you cant simply cut them out with Mr Stanley? i.e. just keep hanging away at them til they're nothing other than shreds of rubber?

Nope. They have a substantial metal insert moulded into the bush. You may well get the centre out, but that's of no use at all.

This is an awkward job tbh. Even if the bush is in good nick. If it's separated they have to be dug out with a stick/pry bar/hammer and chisel/claw hammer, what ever you have that gives leverage or folds the outer body in on itself.

...although I prefer a baring puller with the centre bolt refitted, this doesn't work if the bush metal is rusted as it just folds up, the baring puller pops off and the bush doesn't move.

Why do I have a feeling we changed yours though...? You did say the rubber bump stop didn't move, so that would imply the rear donuts are ok, no?

I remember doing rear springs in yours defo. Other than that....

[chrisgixer]

Ps, have you tried re greasing the front plolys? Or is this noise defo from the rear?

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks Chris.

no it was definitely just rear springs and shocks

the creaking is from rear and front. I can tell when front wheels go over a speed hump and creak.... then the rears go over and creak also.

but as said silicone spraying them (front and rear) got rid of the noise in its entirety.