Radius Arm Bushings
#31
Thanks France, Jeff! Would you all believe I traded it for a bush hog I found in the weeds? Had been sitting in a field for a hand full of years. Tinkered on it about an hour and a half and drove it home.
Jeff, that sucks on the yellow poly bushings. Question; once they were in, did you lower the truck back down before tightening the bolts up? The weight has to be on the suspension Sion when you tighten it or you'll wreck the bushings pretty quick. And yes, taking the weight off the axles should be enough.
I hate press in bushings. I've never had trouble out of two piece bushings, but I've also never used them on a Land Rover.
Jeff, that sucks on the yellow poly bushings. Question; once they were in, did you lower the truck back down before tightening the bolts up? The weight has to be on the suspension Sion when you tighten it or you'll wreck the bushings pretty quick. And yes, taking the weight off the axles should be enough.
I hate press in bushings. I've never had trouble out of two piece bushings, but I've also never used them on a Land Rover.
Are they really press-in? As in, hydraulic press?
#32
Stupid question, when the manual says "raise front of vehicle" is it good enough to just lift the body a few inches so the weight is off the axles?
I'm looking to just replace the axle bushes, so I'm thinking I can leave the arms bolted to the chassis, and swing them down a bit and pop new ones in?
I'm looking to just replace the axle bushes, so I'm thinking I can leave the arms bolted to the chassis, and swing them down a bit and pop new ones in?
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Jeff Blake (04-16-2018)
#33
Pulled the trigger on a set of terrafirma bushes. Only took a few days to arrive from terrafirmastore.co.uk
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
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JUKE179r (04-18-2018)
#34
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Pulled the trigger on a set of terrafirma bushes. Only took a few days to arrive from terrafirmastore.co.uk
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
#38
Cool I'll keep ya'll posted. I pulled the radius arms today, pressed the old bushings out, and painted the arms. The terrafirma's have a terrible paint job. The britpart poly's were well and shot. The chassis to arm bush separated from the metal sleeve, causing the arm to go ****-eyed and make contact with the frame bracket. The axle end bushes split as well, but that's likely my fault for not using grease.
New bushes looks like they have to be pressed in, but it shouldn't take much force.
New bushes looks like they have to be pressed in, but it shouldn't take much force.
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JUKE179r (04-18-2018)
#40
[left]Pulled the trigger on a set of terrafirma bushes. Only took a few days to arrive from terrafirmastore.co.uk
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
initial impressions are much higher quality than the britpart. These are much stiffer, single piece, and chassis end does not have an outer metal sleeve, so while they’ll still need a press to install, they should hopefully go in with minimal force.
I need to replace mine and am thinking of ordering this set.