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Animal · by **Animal** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:00 pm

Got my new doughnut bushes on. They won't go all the way in due to the alloy centre bit. Is this usual??

STEVA · by **STEVA** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:36 pm

Thats normal mine were exactly the same when i did mine
Nothing to worry about [img]/smile.gif[/img]

Steva

Animal · by **Animal** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:48 pm

I've even been round the block and they havn't gone all the way in. [img]/sad.gif[/img]

Animal · by **Animal** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:29 am

That's a pic of the old one. You'll find it just in front of the rear wheels.

STEVA · by **STEVA** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:39 am

The reason there is no gap on your old bush is that the middle part breaks way

And when you put a new bush in the you have a slight gap because the centre is solid

Hope this makes sense [img]/smile.gif[/img]

Steva

Animal · by **Animal** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:34 am

I sorted the gap out tonight. I used a gclamp as a spacer to give the tube room to come through.
It shouldn't knock on the floor pan anymore as it was knocking. [img]/biggrin.gif[/img]

**skitz_1184** · by **skitz_1184** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:48 am

How do you do these bushes and how much do they cost??? i need them doing on my 8v k plate calibra. how much would i expect to pay for these if i put it into a garage. any help appreciated guys, cheers

**chief** · by **chief** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:30 pm

cant get my head round where this is have you got a pic from further out??

Animal · by **Animal** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:15 pm

I didnt take any more. lol.
If you get under the car, just to the front of the rear wheels you will see and big nut going through round a plate which has 2 prongs on it, that are bolted further forward.
That big nut goes through the bush, if you look just on top of the plate you will see it.

Animal · by **Animal** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:24 pm

That was the new and the old one.

**ecosseM** · by **ecosseM** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:06 pm

what you on about is.....

when located into the rear subframe, the new replacement bushies dont sit in flush to the subframe, like the original ones.. i done mine,and the new ones sit out aproz 5mm.

**callicool** · by **callicool** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:37 pm

how much did you pay for these bushes do you have the part number??

Animal · by **Animal** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:39 am

They were about 19 quid each from Autovaux. The part number is on the first page.

They were sat out about 10mm one side and 15 the other.
When they were sat that far out it pushed the beam really close to the frame and it kept banging on it.
They are now sat about 3mm if that.

**chief** · by **chief** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:40 pm

what were the stmptoms that made you do this and, have you seen any vast improvments

Animal · by **Animal** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:36 pm

Seemed a bit wobbly and when I had the geometry tested it showed the back wheels were out. So I thought I'd start by changin them.
As for improvments, it's so much more solid to drive.

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