JoelP
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 06:53 PM |
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Help! Why has this bush failed...
I replaced this bush on the jeep back axle less than 1000 miles ago, and it has fallen apart again. Its not obvious but it was the sort that had a
rubber bar across the middle rather than solid rubber all round, unlike the front one that was solid (second picture).
Have i abused it when fitting, or do you think it should be solid like the front one? Sadly, i order another this morning from a jeep part supplier,
and i suspect the new one will arrive tomorrow the same.
any ideas?! Cheers!
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RichardK
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 06:58 PM |
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Did you tighten it up when it was off the deck, I always try and do them up on the ground if poss, other than than I dont have a scooby.
Soz
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Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 07:03 PM |
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Is it like one of those cortina void bushes for the rear axle?
I think there is a right way and wrong way to fit them - not sure what the right way is but if the 'bar' is not in the correct plane then
they do fail quickly.
cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 07:14 PM |
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As above, you losely fit, then lower the car and bounce the car until the suspension has settled at its normal ride height, then crawl underneath and
tighten.
Fail to do this and the rubber will be twisted when standing and every bump you hit will try and rip it apart as you are now trying to turn past its
design limits.
Regards Mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 07:26 PM |
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that will be it. I thought i had fitted it the wrong orientation but it seems broadly correct, however i did tighten it up in the air. Cheers folks!
Only took about 11 hours last time...  Im going to take it somewhere to get it pressed in properly! 
Thanks again.
ps pulling out and powersliding probably didnt help...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 07:26 PM |
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All of the above but also with void bushes you have to be sure the bush orientation is correct.
In addition some non-OEM bonded rubber suspension parts frankly C*** but even those I would expect to last more than 1,000 miles.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 07:56 PM |
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Another vote for loose fitting until on the deck, and also orientation.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 08:09 PM |
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In fact you can see in the first pic that its about 45 degrees out. Ah well! A little knowledge etc...
Still saved money over a garage doing it 
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/7/11 at 05:57 PM |
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well, the one i ordered for £17.50 from a company in london, sent via special delivery, got lost before it even got to their depot. And that was the
last one they had in. So i ended up paying the main dealer £40 and had the car in bits for 4 days waiting. But on the plus side, the one from the
dealer wasnt identical to the one that failed, the voids are smaller and it fits into the arm much easier - pulled in with a bolt, rather than in the
vice with a sledge hammer on the handle! Now the car just swerves slightly the opposite way to before, so i guess the other side is on its way out!
Cheers for the help guys.
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