Strange bush....

[Badmutha]

..as the bishop said to the actress!

Just stripping the front suspension this morning and discovered the wishbone bushes are not the usual type mentioned on here. The are made up of two 'top hats' of rubber pushed in from each end of the housing with the rim of the 'hat' on the outside. There is a metal inner sleeve but no outer sleeve.
The ID of the housing is 24mm so can I assume that this is just another TVR quirk and standard replacements will fit?
One bonus is that they are a piece of p*** to push out
Tks for info.

Edited by Badmutha on Sunday 7th December 12:28

[Barkychoc]

They have been replaced by the sound of it - thats how the poly bushes are but they are available in softer rubber type compounds as well.

[Badmutha]

These are blue and look in good condition. I thought I had the originals fitted and was going to replace the lot but will probably just do the fronts for now as its stripped down.

[spend]

There will be no value in changing them, unless you want firmer versions (blue maybe softer IIRC). Spend your money on something else

Just carefully check the ones close to the exhaust manifolds for signs of distortion

[trackcar]

they sound like the softer superflex poly bush that youve got fitted. leave them alone as spendie says unless theyre heat affected.

[Badmutha]

I've only got one side out so far so as long as I can match them I'll only replace that side.
They've been fitted at least 4 years so do you think they can be identified and positively matched? Have polybushes been around that long? questions, questions...
There is a number, 1276, stamped on them.
Cheers

Now I can spend the extra dosh on some racing reds

Edited by Badmutha on Sunday 7th December 13:43

Edited by Badmutha on Sunday 7th December 13:49

Edited by Badmutha on Sunday 7th December 14:00

[spend]

Don't consider replacing side, work in symmetrical patterns, ie both L/R upper wishbones if you have to

Then again, I wouldn't want just one wishbone - I'd rather replace them in matched pairs - but many do...

[Badmutha]

spend said:

Don't consider replacing side, work in symmetrical patterns, ie both L/R upper wishbones if you have to

Then again, I wouldn't want just one wishbone - I'd rather replace them in matched pairs - but many do...

Damn, I thought I could get away with it!!
The bushes are easy to remove but the bl**dy bolts are a pig, especially the lower wishbone rear. I had to cut through each side of the bolt between the wishbone and bracket

Edited by Badmutha on Sunday 7th December 14:19

[spend]

Badmutha said:

The bushes are easy to remove but the bl**dy bolts are a pig, especially the lower wishbone rear. I had to cut through each side of the bolt between the wishbone and housing

Take care - those long UNC bolts are the hardest to source IME, does Steve Heath sell them?

Copper slip them when reassembling, and use spray grease to coat them each service... You won't have a problem then - and any jobs in the future will be a doddle It's a pity many pros aren't so professional - else you would not be struggling with this remedial work so much.

[Badmutha]

Steve Heath sells the complete replacement set so hopefully he can supply individual bolts. I'm going to replace all the ones I take out anyway.
Tks for advice