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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: V8MoneyPit on January 08, 2005, 10:53:41

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 08, 2005, 10:53:41

Hi all.

LR 110 1983.
I've got my kit of Poly bushes through and will need to get on and fit them soon! Can anyone tell me what size 'drift' I need for the various metalastic bushes that have to come out? I guess I really need to know the bore size of the arms where the bushes press in. I'm doing all of them, radius arms, Panhard rod, A frame. I think the Panhard rod changed in 1986?

It's just so I can be prepared before I start taking it all apart.

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: Xtremeteam on January 08, 2005, 13:17:29

i think you'll find that no matter what size of drift or hammer u have the  bushes wont shift,i use a 20 ton press to do suspension bushes & sometimes they still need to be heated or burnt out to remove them,have fun :lol:  :lol:

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 08, 2005, 13:53:09

Thanks for that helpful (??  :lol: ) reply! I was not expecting it to be easy  :? Nothing with Land Rovers ever is! I just wanted to try to shorten the 'out of action' time by turning up some tools for the press before pulling too much off the car. I know that is a bit optimistic, but we can all dream  :lol:

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: hobbit on January 08, 2005, 15:59:24

If you use the polybush replacements as measures you should be fairly accurate, just allow a mill or so below their size, normally I use impact sockets with the press

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: Guy90 on January 08, 2005, 22:52:30

Blow torch :lol:  :lol:


Guy

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: landyman37 on January 09, 2005, 20:54:18

Used adrift on mine collapsed the outer first then drifted them out. Big vice and a lump hammer.

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: hingmy on January 10, 2005, 17:13:02

50 tonne press + suitable impact sockets as drifts. Thuggery or what.
Have a set of arms and panhard rod in the porch at the moment - do you want me to measure the eyes?

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 10, 2005, 18:21:06

Hey, that would be brilliant. It just means I'm prepared before the evil moment of dissabling the vehicle.

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: hingmy on January 10, 2005, 20:18:47

Righto

Front radius arms = 50mm (x4)

Rear trailing arms = 34.5mm (x2)

Panhard rod = 29mm (x2)

hope this helps, sorry but i ain't taking the a-frame off to work out those two as well.

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 11, 2005, 17:13:30

That's fantastic, my friend. Much appreciated. Although the lack of effort on the A-frame is very lazy  :wink:  :lol:

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: hingmy on January 11, 2005, 18:03:12

Glad to be of help.
Please say your not putting polyeurathane thingies in? They're a complete [ed: naughty] to get out again unless absolutely kernackered. For the doubters out there without a press- this job can be done with a suitable anvil, drifts, an extra pair of hands and a big sledge hammer
 :)

Title: Suspension bush sizes
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 12, 2005, 18:10:17

Yep! I'm going for the soft version of the PolyBush range. My reckoning was that stiffer bushes are bad with large articulation. They will transmit greater loads to the surrounding metalwork. We will see how they perform in due course.