bush kit

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Originally Posted by landrover dave

Series 3 LWB chassis bush at the front is a larger diameter than earlier vehicles and of course its wider. I only use genuine bushes as these give the best life and ride as well as flex. Poly bushes allow dirt and grit in the eyes of the springs, and arms on coil sprung cars, wearing the bores. Original equipment manufacture bushes are quite cheap. Some Unscrupulous parts suppliers will try to sell you crap rubber bushes ( stay away from Middelborough Rd Blackburn!) I get my bushes from Rover Parts Plus (Ballarat) or All Four x 4 (Newcastle).

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Skimping on suspension is false economy!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks for the lecture........:)

but to get this car up and running it will have poly put in.

i dont have a press which I'm assuming you need to push the original rubber in so Polys it is as much as many do not agree. we would be lucky for this car to do 500k a year once on the road. I dont think its gunna be wearing out that quick.

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Originally Posted by landrover dave

I always put antisieze on the bush when pressing the bush into the spring or chassis, This minimises the chance of the bush deforming and also ensures that you can remove it in 20 years time. I also antisieze all the bolts so they dont rust in the bush. The local springmaker does the same!

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not applicable to the 3 piece polly bush sets... they have the 2 polly bush parts and a center pin generally they assemble by hand with little or no extra assistance the teflon lube assures that A, the bolt doesnt stick to the metal tube and that the metal tube doesnt graft onto the bushes themselves..

If you get the metal tube trying to turn the bush in the chassis hole your bush lasts about a week maybe 2.

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Originally Posted by dullbird

i dont have a press which I'm assuming you need to push the original rubber in

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A vice is enough to push the bushes into the springs and a puller made from a bit of threaded bar and some washers will install the bushes into the chassis.

Make sure you clean the chassis holes with a flap wheel or similar, to get all of the rust out before installing the new ones, even if it is made of plastic. I would use anti-seize in the holes, after seeing what a corroded mess the plastic bushes were stuck to on my S3,

Cheers Charlie

chazza the chassis has been fully painted :)

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Originally Posted by landrover dave

Poly bushes allow dirt and grit in the eyes of the springs, and arms on coil sprung cars, wearing the bores.

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???

[tonguewink]

Don't think so Tim...

This is like the "oiling springs will make grit accumulate between the leaves and wear them down" BS.

Won't happen in the lifetime of the part.