GKN Diff Polybushes 26A ?

[Barreti]

Guys,

I've just had the old metalastic bushes pressed out the the diff brackets and thought I'd have a play with the new polybushes before I send the brackets off for powder coating.
Only the Polybushes looked a tad big so I've measured them.

Does this look right for a GKN Diff - do polybush really squish this much?

Metalastic diameter 41.3mm
Polybush diameter 43.2

Polybush part no 26A
Diff Mounting Bush
TVR
2 Poly pieces
1 steel tube
Orange.

I've been on Polybush.co.uk and that's absolutely no help at all.

[Barreti]

carsy said:

Mine were blue not orange. How are they for length as the early pre cat bushes are shorter in length.

Doh !
Didn't think to check for length.
I'll have a check and get back to you.

[Barreti]

Thanks for the pointer Carsy and if I'd had the brains to check the length in the first place I wouldn't have needed to post this thread.
These are ruddy huge compared to the originals.

Effing so called 'specialists' fail again. It took 3 attempts to get a wing mirror glass and they still failed and I have a prop UJ and a six bolt manifold gasket pair in my bits box because it wasn't worth the trouble of returning them.
Clever? Fecking idiots more like.

[Barreti]

Thanks for the info chaps.
So I have 3 rear bushes then

I'll give DG a call.

[Barreti]

Resurrecting this thread because 18months and probably only a few thousand miles after replacing the bushes I have a clunk which is getting quickly worse.
I fitted metalastic bushes in the side brackets and altered the BTR polybush I had to fit into the rear chassis mount.

Do you think it's possible that by altering the orange polybush I somehow buggered it and it's this which is letting go and causing the clunk?

[Barreti]

Thanks Phazed, I'll check that out first.