Diff bushes

[snookes]

Whats best to use
Stick with original or polybush?

[scotty_d]

Poly every time easy to fit the new ones,

[robsco]

Just replaced mine with poly, shouldn't ever need doing again now. No more clonking!

[camel_landy]

Much as I prefer rubber, I'd do the diff in poly every time.

The other advantage is should you need to replace, the bushes come in 2x parts, which makes them easier to replace.

M

[snookes]

Thanks chaps
Polybush is it

[Brummmie]

Poly's here (6 years), and they have taken some stick!

[Tanguero]

camel_landy said:

Much as I prefer rubber, I'd do the diff in poly every time.

The other advantage is should you need to replace, the bushes come in 2x parts, which makes them easier to replace.

M

Only some designs of poly bush have the diff bush in 2 parts. My recent(ish) Powerflex diff bush was a once piece design, which while nothing like as bad as the oem one to fit was still a bit of a pig and had to be pressed in place. It is probably worth looking for a 2 part bush.

[camel_landy]

Tanguero said:

Only some designs of poly bush have the diff bush in 2 parts. My recent(ish) Powerflex diff bush was a once piece design, which while nothing like as bad as the oem one to fit was still a bit of a pig and had to be pressed in place. It is probably worth looking for a 2 part bush.

That's what I thought too (hence my fitting of Polybush instead of PowerFlex) but after a quick Google, it looks like even the Powerflex ones are 2x parts.

M

[scotty_d]

camel_landy said:

Tanguero said:

Only some designs of poly bush have the diff bush in 2 parts. My recent(ish) Powerflex diff bush was a once piece design, which while nothing like as bad as the oem one to fit was still a bit of a pig and had to be pressed in place. It is probably worth looking for a 2 part bush.

That's what I thought too (hence my fitting of Polybush instead of PowerFlex) but after a quick Google, it looks like even the Powerflex ones are 2x parts.

M

Mine is the one part one, not too bad to fit just need strong thumbs

[Tanguero]

scotty_d said:

Mine is the one part one, not too bad to fit just need strong thumbs

Try taking it out again then ;-)

[scotty_d]

Tanguero said:

Try taking it out again then ;-)

I did think that, reciprocating air saw again like the original I would think, but I hope to never go near it ever again

[robsco]

scotty_d said:

camel_landy said:

Tanguero said:

Only some designs of poly bush have the diff bush in 2 parts. My recent(ish) Powerflex diff bush was a once piece design, which while nothing like as bad as the oem one to fit was still a bit of a pig and had to be pressed in place. It is probably worth looking for a 2 part bush.

That's what I thought too (hence my fitting of Polybush instead of PowerFlex) but after a quick Google, it looks like even the Powerflex ones are 2x parts.

M

Mine is the one part one, not too bad to fit just need strong thumbs

My top diff bush was a Powerflex two part.

[TimJM]

Once of the jobs I did was diff bush replacement. I had a one piece powerflex one. It pressed in easy enough and I think if it ever has tom come out a void puller would make light work of it. Failing that a hole saw would go through it in seconds. One piece or two piece the point is you don't have that metal sleeve rusted in place.