top diff bush cracked ?

[PYNEY]

hi all

i'm currently looking to buy a chim from a main tvr dealer who will be servicing
the car and doing minor jobs on her before sale

one of the advisories from a previous service was a cracked top diff bush !
the garage has said that this dosen't need replacing as thay all do this ?

can you advise me on whether they are correct on this ?
my feelings are if its cracked its going to need replacing in the near future

your advice please
cheers keith

[Ribol]

PYNEY said:

one of the advisories from a previous service was a cracked top diff bush !
the garage has said that this dosen't need replacing as thay all do this ?

They said that because it is a shid job to do and would rather not if they can get away with it.

(getting close then Keith )

[Ribol]

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[TJC46]

Ribol said:

They said that because it is a shid job to do and would rather not if they can get away with it.

This. Get them to change it and insist they put a 2-piece poly one in as a replacement. Simple and easy for you to change in the future,[if you ever have to that is!]

[spend]

Y'all seem to be jumping on the righteous buyer bandwagon?

All you can see of the top diff bush in-situ is the very thin lip of the rubber, nearly all will show some signs of the rubber cracking IMHO. If the chassis mount has a crack that's a completely different matter. I'd tend to agree with the dealer if it is the former & put it down to an MOT tester wanting to sound clever or servicer touting for business... It is easy enough to test if the bush is still 'solid' anyway - just give the diff a good levering with a pry bar.

[Ribol]

spend said:

It is easy enough to test if the bush is still 'solid' anyway - just give the diff a good levering with a pry bar.

Why assume the bloke who made a note of it hasn't already done that?

[spend]

If I relied on what I assume, then I would expect 99% of posts in these forums wouldn't be neccessary

[PYNEY]

hi ribol ! yhm

cheers keith

[Ribol]

spend said:

If I relied on what I assume, then I would expect 99% of posts in these forums wouldn't be neccessary

Including yours ............... I assume

[PYNEY]

any others views on this one ?

[BliarOut]

It's more ttty than a very ttty thing to change the top diff bush. Probably the worst job on the cars IMO.

[scotty_d]

My diff is out the cerb just now and as Spend says if it is the only outer of the bush that cracked ,no big deal , i put a bar though mine and gave it a good wriggle it is still healthy , but i have the diff out and don't want to ever do this job again so i am fitting a polly one as it is out for other work any way.

If it's not moving don't worrie about it. the outer edge means very little in it performance.

[spongy]

Good when done though

[scotty_d]

spongy said:

Good when done though

How did you get it out any way spongy? i thought about burning the center out then cutting it ,but with the fuel tank just up there its a no no for burning.

[BliarOut]

A ford void bush tool and a lot of socket extensions is the usual way.

[PYNEY]

thanks guys for your help !

had a look at the car today and the diff bush only has very minor cracking to the outer rubber
so that should be good for many years yet