hi all have run into a slight problem with my lower trailing arm bushes hav put them all in but the last two the press hole is smaller than the bush that i purchest is there a certain bush for this as i was told when i got them they would all fit any help would be great thanks
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Posted 24 September 2011 - 01:58 PM
Rear control arm are all the same.
LC/LJ front lower control arm inner are also the same as above, i think box is the same.
Cheers.
LC/LJ front lower control arm inner are also the same as above, i think box is the same.
Cheers.
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Posted 24 September 2011 - 04:35 PM
Rear control arm are all the same.
LC/LJ front lower control arm inner are also the same as above, i think box is the same.
Cheers.
theres a 3mm difference the bush is 47mm and the press hole is 44mm all the other bushes went in ok but theses wont go at all
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Posted 24 September 2011 - 04:46 PM
did you measure at various points to make sure the hole isnt squished??
And is the old bush actually out, or is just the rubber center out leaving the metal outer and giving you your 3mm difference??
I guarantee you they are all the same.
Cheers.
And is the old bush actually out, or is just the rubber center out leaving the metal outer and giving you your 3mm difference??
I guarantee you they are all the same.
Cheers.
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Posted 24 September 2011 - 05:09 PM
all rubber is out and the metal ring is out just went and measerd it and 44mm was the press hole diameter and tried putting the bush in and no way it will fit will try and post photo of old bush which is still in one of the arms and photo of new one
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Posted 24 September 2011 - 05:23 PM
cant load up pics just gona take it to shop to get it done cheers for the help anyways
cheers
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 07:10 AM
Have the bushes been pack wrong in the packs ???
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Ian
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 03:30 PM
Have the bushes been pack wrong in the packs ???
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they are the right ones the end that is to small are the original bushes had my old man come over and he even said they were to big its got the ford 9 inch in it mabey they are different trailing arms taking it to pedders up the road from me see wat they say just want it back on the road
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 05:52 PM
they are the right ones the end that is to small are the original bushes had my old man come over and he even said they were to big its got the ford 9 inch in it mabey they are different trailing arms taking it to pedders up the road from me see wat they say just want it back on the road
cheers
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 05:59 PM
Yep, the ones your having trouble with are the ones in the diff??? Ford bushes perhaps....
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 06:48 PM
the ones im having trouble with are the ones in the lower trailing arms either side, one end had the original holden bushes which are 47mm diameter and the one at the other end are a different bush all together and they are
44mm diameter the bush kit i bought all fitted everywhere else bar the two in mention hopfully these pics load up and someone could tell me wats going on
cheers for the help
this is the odd one 44mm
this is the original holden one 47mm
44mm diameter the bush kit i bought all fitted everywhere else bar the two in mention hopfully these pics load up and someone could tell me wats going on
cheers for the help
this is the odd one 44mm
this is the original holden one 47mm
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 06:50 PM
And now what does it look like with the bush out ?
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Posted 25 September 2011 - 07:00 PM
looks exactly like the other ones when they were out just that the hole is 3mm smaller in diameter and bush aint gona fit
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Posted 26 September 2011 - 11:05 PM
From your pic its the diff end not the body mount end thats the problem yes?
I checked the spares in the shed and as mentioned above the size is the same as the body mount end. The "flange" on the bush looks quite different to your pic (mine are original never changed).
I gather there is no evidence yours have been cut and had different ends welded on?
Please let us know if the suspension experts have an explanation after your visit to get them done.
I checked the spares in the shed and as mentioned above the size is the same as the body mount end. The "flange" on the bush looks quite different to your pic (mine are original never changed).
I gather there is no evidence yours have been cut and had different ends welded on?
Please let us know if the suspension experts have an explanation after your visit to get them done.
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Posted 27 September 2011 - 01:53 AM
I hate to ask a silly question but you do reallise the holes are different sized on either side of the control arm?
This means the bush will only go in from 1 side.
This means the bush will only go in from 1 side.
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Posted 27 September 2011 - 08:17 AM
the bush is tapered and should have od measurements 48.5mm at the bigger end and 47mm at the smaller end, all the 8 bushes in the rear end are the same size from factory, im just wondering if at some stage some one has made an aftermarket replacement arm that has a smaller bush in it (possably for copy right?) and it has been fitted to your car, i know there are after market arms for xr-xf falcons that have a bigger bush than factory.
all my suipplyers havnt heard of an aftermarket replacement arm but its possable, i would recoment getting another arm.
all my suipplyers havnt heard of an aftermarket replacement arm but its possable, i would recoment getting another arm.
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Posted 27 September 2011 - 09:37 PM
hi all well spent most of day yesterday finding out why the hole sizes in my trailing arms are different ended up ringing nolathane and found out that the trailing arms are off a sunbird of some sort as the lh/lx kit exclude sunbird from it and the kit i need is a nolethane bush type 16, part n#46024, but didnt have any in stock till half way through next month ,as with ringing superpro they gave me the same answer with part n#spf-0719-80k all dimentions of the bush matched up costing $133 for the two through WA suspension in perth ,but got hold of a bloke this morning and did a 150k trip to his place and picked up 2x trailing arms and threw in the wsay bar for nuthing because he couldnt be bothers taking it off so bushes were out new ones in and back in the car ready for next break to finish it off so there the two part numbers if anyone else comes across this problem again
so cheers for the help all much appreciated
so cheers for the help all much appreciated
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Posted 27 September 2011 - 10:20 PM
Well there ya - learn something new about these things all the time - I have never come across that before but I have never owned a sunbird either.
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Ah of course, for some reason those Sunbirds got softer bushes so I guess it was easier to use an off the shelf bush and change the arm than vice versa
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Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:59 AM
So the Sunbirds aren't good for everything then?
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