Diff Bushes

[dhf]

Just about to poly bush the Chimaera,i understand the diff bushes are difficult to fit,any tips on changing them would be appreciated.I will buy a each contributor a pint of Guinness next time you are in Ireland.....

[spend]

Two are very easy, the brackets come out The one on the chassis is a PITA, but once the metelastic is out you are home free

I did it on my back with the diff out, still awkward to get at, some reckon it can be done with the diff in, I think it depends on which diff/chassis you have.

I found these kind of saw drills:

would drill through the rubber and then you could start grinding into the metal with them. This created a channel to saw through the bush so it could be tapped out. The drilling was fine with a rechargeable drill (those drills go through the rubber really easily), but I did use an air saw for most of the cutting, just finishing off by hand so as not to cut into the chassis. I know a chap who burns them out up there, but I considered that too risky

When you have the metelastic out & realize how much easier it is to change the polybushes in the future you will be a happy man

Some early cars cannot use polybushes on the sides of the diff without some kind of modification (I think Ant did a mod?), but its not too bad to have metelastic on the brackets anyway (easier to change).

[dhf]

Thanks,its a 98 5 litre by the way.