Physio

I bought my S1 last week & the steering had abit of play in it so i thought perhaps it's the ball joints or something as the previous owner said the steering rack had already been changed.

Anyway, after checking the car over properly i think i've found the problem.....................

THERES NO FUCKING BUSHES IN THE CLAMPS THAT HOLDS THE STEERING RACK ONTO THE BODY!!

Well there's one out of two but even thats shot

Ford dont do them anymore - does anyone know where i can get some from please?

indycos

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RS220Turbo

what do u expect, its a ford.....




Sunny

CossieRich

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What do you expect from a 20+ year old car AJ mate.

Rhys

Erm its suppose to be there Poor maintence by last owner.

You regreting it yet AJ? lol they are a lot of work, though are cool cars.

Physio

As Rhys said. . . . . THEY'RE MEANT TO BE THERE

I cant fookin believe some of the things these cowboy owners do

Well the car's had the cowboy owners now it's time for the Indians

So where can i get some of these bushes from?

Na Rhy's not regretting it, it'll be a mint car when i've finished with it

Eagle

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so about that gallon of petrol and a lighter ??????



you must have really pissed this bloke off who you got the car from

xr4x4rs

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i know in the deflex kit you get poly steering rack bushes

si id imagine you can get them seperate aswell

but there a bitch to fit, so much i never done mine

Physio

Super or normal unleaded?

Red16

could always get some made up, be a doddle to turn on a lathe if you can measure the dimensions required

CossieRich

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Exactly the reason AJ's bushes have rotted away. You never done yours and the last owner never done his

xr4x4rs

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CossieRich

mine were like new anyhow

id thought id have go at the deflex why the car was a shell

but there that tough i couldnt bend them all the way round as alls they are flat pieces of poly that you have to bend round and try and get the clamp on

pain in the arse and couldnt be arsed so gave up

the car is stillgoing strong anyhow with std bushes in

Physio

Sell me your bushes

BillyCabrio

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AJ THE PF GOD

Have you tried Powerflex or Deflex?

In fact if you PM Benn 304R he 'might' be selling the bushes from his S1 shell he's selling

And i know he has the rack ones, i fitted them

Crowder

pay peanuts u get monkeys!!!!

xr4x4rs

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i dont hvae them anymore mate car got sold last year and i binned them

give them a ring and it will proberbly cost you about a tenner id say

if they still do them

they have changed to flo-flex no no. is 01745 360070

if you get them have fun fitting the fukers

Billabong

Superflex list steering rack bushes for MK3 Escort, don't know if the S1 are the same, but worth a call.

http://www.superflex.co.uk/SuperFlex...&_4_Prices.pdf

Physio

Cheers lads, is the company xr4x4rs is on about the same one as your on about Bill?

Billabong

Don't thinks so, sounds like he's on about what was Deflex who seem to have resurfaced under a new name....

Powerflex are my bush of choice, but they don't have them listed.

Roosie

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hi mate! as you know i didint fit the rack end i tried everything changed the botttom arms ect. u know i would have told you if i knew it was the rack bushes because it had new rack i didnt think about the bushes.
i wouldnt have let you drive it if i knew it was that. So before everyone think thats me that put it in it wasnt!

RichardPON

More importantly, what the fuck have you bought an RS Turbo for?

Physio

Roosie yeah you said it wasnt you who fitted it, but whoever did fit it needs to give up diy on cars

Billabong

As AJ said previously, to make full use of his AA membership

Physio

Exactly for that reason Rich

Just fancied another S1 mate, it's ok i've still got the evo so i havent gone completely mad yet

xr4x4rs

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the ones i listed were the company that took over deflex

i order my full set for my cossie and they came 2 days after

Physio

Ok mate, i'll give them a go

Turboboy67

I love S1s but buying one these days is a bit of a mine-field

AJ, you sure they just didn't fall off on the journey home

Cheers.

Physio