Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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Carltailfin
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Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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Hi Folks,

I have stripped down the front suspension on my EK to its components parts. Everything is now rust-free and shiny metal, ready for galvanising. Only thing is all 4 rubber bump stops are all still attached to my wishbones.......They are in very good condition but they wont survive the vat of boiling zinc they are going to get dipped in........I have seen you can get new bumpstops with the metal cups so I am assuming the old ones can be removed somehow but I dont know how. They dont unscrew do they? - could it really be that simple - or are they riveted on/ welded on via the metal holder. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks!

Carl
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Re: Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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The rubber pushes into the metal cup mate, just prise them out with a big flat bladed screwdriver
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Re: Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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Cheers Blacky!

Much appreciated! The replacements bumpstops I have seen on Ebay I think were fitted in to the metal cups so I assumed the whole assembly had to be replaced........Anyway Happy Days!!!! Big blunt scrrwdriver it is then! Thanks!

Carl
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Re: Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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G clamp and liberal quantity of swearing are essential for reinstalling.


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Re: Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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Errol62 wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:19 am G clamp and liberal quantity of swearing are essential for reinstalling.


Or a dollop of rubber grease and a twisting/pushing motion 😉
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Re: Help! How do I remove rubber bump stops?

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Errol62 wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:19 am G clamp and liberal quantity of swearing are essential for reinstalling.
Blacky wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:55 pm Or a dollop of rubber grease and a twisting/pushing motion 😉
You can do it without the g-clamp or grease, if you use more swearing. I wonder why my neighbour's kids vocabularies are growing :oops:

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:lol: :lol:
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