bluescortcossie

having problems fitting my poly bushes to the rear wishbone outers

thanks in advance

vroooom ptssssh

bottom left

bluescortcossie

now i am confused , they look totally different to mine , is the one in the very bottom left the same as the one just above it just taken from above ?

also have you a pic of it in situ ?

vroooom ptssssh

all 4 bottom left are the same bushes taken at different angles.

Im told they are what they are marked as, not fitted them yet sorry.

bluescortcossie

cheers

its the only ones out of the whole set i am having probs with , any chance you could measure the bush from the inside of the flange bit to the end , got a feeling mine are too short

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

whats the problem your having ?

bluescortcossie

on the rear wishbone to hub mount (long bolt bit) its got 2 bushes with i am guessing go on the outside but when i offer it up to the hub the metal of the hub is touching the metal of the wishbone , not bush to go between them ???
if that makes any sense to you

vroooom ptssssh

im sure mine are powerflex bushes, have numbres: ESC 34 ROW
couldnt find my mm ruler

HTH

bluescortcossie

mine are defex so i am being very cautious with them and will go measure them , did yours come with a fitting guide or anything ?

vroooom ptssssh

Nah I got mine off a mate, no instructions or anything.

Deflex have a habbit of being small in some odd cases.

bluescortcossie

its a little bit small but where the diagram is showing the length is 2.5cm mine is 2.3cm and looking at mine when its fitted in the wishbone it is much more than 2mm from poking out the other end so i don't think that's it , surely it wouldn't be metal on metal but i cant see any other way it fits together

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Cant get my head round what you mean... your not fitting the rear tie bar ones in are you ?

bluescortcossie

no , every other bush is fine , its the wishbone to hub bushes , the wishbone part is in a " U " shape and fits onto the hub with a long bolt going through 1st bush - through the hub - through 2nd bush . but where the wishbone and hub meets it is metal to metal
hope this helps , I'm not too good at explaining myself

bluescortcossie

rolf harris eat your heart out (its color coded cuz the text bar wont come back either )

overhead view
dark grey is the hub
light grey in the wishbone
yellow is the bushes
red arrows pointing to bit where it is metal on metal

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Ahhh the diagram shows it clearly now

They have to be the metal/metal flush fit as there is no room for a second bush there. Just 1 in each outer end as shown.

I understand that - but fail to see what the problem is ?

Are the tubes too long or short or something ?

vroooom ptssssh

NUTS RuS, think he's just not sure it should be metal on metal?

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Its the only way using a standard upright.

Even my rose jointed ones are metal/metal



In my earlier type I did have a solid nylon bush in there, but even that was sleeved with metal, so the inner bit hes on about was still metal/metal with a solid nylon bush.



That long shiny bolt is the bolt he refers to - I just got rid of the crap wishbone design

bluescortcossie

oh right , its ok then metal on metal , looks like a crap design to me

cheers people

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Found my old wishbone pic to compare to your drawing

I had solid nylon ones in that at both ends too. All this coloured rubber stuff is no use for motorsport

SafeChav

NUTS RuS

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

bluescortcossie

dont i know it , they feel softer than the standard ford bushes !! ??

p.s nowt wrong with my drawing

SafeChav