Thread: Suspension Bushes

Stick with the standard bushes, the poly's will only flog out the bush holes in the chassis.

Cheers, Mick.

Hi,
I got these. Mine were for the SWB, also listed on seller site., with Tubes.
Not that intelligent owner, but cant work out why poly bush would flog out, a steel housing.
Not to offend Mick88, who probably has 40 years experience over me. But why do they flog out ????
Just keep a check on wear. Plenty of correct grease on service and assembly. Used poly type, on my non Landy 4x4 for a few years, without problems.
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whitehillbilly

Dirt/dust gets in and then seems to wear the eye in the chassis rather than the poly bush.

Cheers, Mick.

If you have a soft material rubbing against a hard material in a dirty environment, the hard material is worn, due to bits of grit embedding in the soft material.

I had a good example of this on the County - the nylon fuel line rubbed against a steel brake line below the driver's feet, resulting in a brake fluid leak and a slightly rubbed area on the fuel line.

The same effect applies for nylon bushes in the chassis or spring eyes unless you can ensure they never move (virtually impossible). Greasing them ensures they do move, and keeping grit from the interface in Australian offroad conditions is impossible.

If the vehicle does low mileage, mainly on road, you will get away with it, and since the spring eyes are springy and replaceable anyway, this is less of an issue than are the chassis tubes.