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| Author: | cd [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lower control arm bushes |
Hi all Fitted new bushes to both lower control arms & after refitting found the forward end of the lower control arm fitting is about 3/32" shy from fully home. Flats lined up & nut torqued up. Anyone had this problem? Are the new bushes bigger? Should I be concerned? Craig |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:15 pm ] |
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mine have always been the same with the sleeved bushes fitted - I check them occasionally and sometimes get a 1/4 turn out of them. I've accepted it as normal interested to see what an expert says |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:16 pm ] |
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If you grease them up as as much as you can before you press them in, it helps but they will still overhang somewhat. They will settle into position in use. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:51 pm ] |
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I would keep grease off the rubber, it rots them... 
They are supposed to be a live rubber bush when torqued up dry. Yes there is sometimes daylight there, the assembly length limit is set by the length of the steel sleeves in the rubbers (assuming we are talking about the late 66? on type). |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:04 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: I would keep grease off the rubber, it rots them...
The rubber grease rots them? I've never noticed..? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:22 pm ] |
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Mick wrote: drmini in aust wrote: I would keep grease off the rubber, it rots them... The rubber grease rots them? I've never noticed..? Well rubber grease won't hurt, but they are not supposed to slip around in the arm. Lurethane ones do need greasing to slip though (ordinary grease) or they cark it. Can't load them up like rubber, they split. |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:34 pm ] |
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I always figured the grease helped the installation, and helped to stop water ingressing and rotting the steel. Nothing worse than pulling them apart rusted, especially the inner sleeves... |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:41 pm ] |
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Woops my bad, thought you meant the bottom arm inners... 
Carry on, as you were. 
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| Author: | gafmo [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:18 pm ] |
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ill be doing this soon and will advise what I find also
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| Author: | matt van'74 [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:22 pm ] |
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Hi Cd, Just saw in your sig that you own an Austin Seven 
Can you please post some pics up of it and some information. I love them and am looking at getting one early next year, I am keen to hear what you think of them and how often you use it Matt |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:23 pm ] |
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I did it last week using the rubber inserts with the steel sleeves. I picked these up a little while back from Link. They sure don't look like they're going to go in, but they do get there eventually. |
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