[s-cars] Correct position for the "Diff front support bushing"?

[Sean Douglas]

James:

You will have to support the differential and pull out the cross member so you 
can take it to your workbench. You will probably have to separate the 
driveshaft from the differential too to give you clearance. Just make sure to 
mark the position on the flange.

Which control arm bushings are you refering too? The front or back? The rear 
control arm (aka trapezoidal arm) must be removed to get to the rear bushings 
which must be pressed out/in. The front support bushing is in a bracket and 
you may be able to do this without pulling the trap arm.

I've prepped "re-conditioned" trap arms, brackets, toe brackets, rear 
subframe, diff mounts etc. with all new bushings and mounts. Not to 
mention "reconditioned" front struts, rear wheel housings, new wheel bearings, 
front and back. They are ready to be installed hopefully this weekend if all 
goes well.

Cheers,

Sean

Quoting "James Murray (QA/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>:

> Oh lovely... Sounds like it's going to be a fun job... The thought of
> trying to do that partly on my back doesn't sound appealing...Maybe I'll
> opt to give someone else the grief of doing it ;-)  
> 
> One side seems to be okay, but the driver side is completely shot! so I
> bought two new ones and I also bought two new control arm bushings to
> boot...and all new bolts and nuts... Just in case! 
> 
> /Jamu.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Douglas [mailto:quattro20v at telus.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 6:12 PM
> To: James Murray (QA/EMC)
> Cc: Scar
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Correct position for the "Diff front support
> bushing"?
> 
> James:
> 
> I'm going through an "extensive" suspension overhaul right now and I
> seem to recall that the open space goes on the top / bottom. This is
> outlined in Bentley, I can double check from home tonight.
> 
> BTW, the bushings are a b*tch to get out. You need a hydraulic press and
> need to find the perfect size socket to push on the metal sleeve part
> while supporting with a bigger socket from below. The facing side of
> bracket is not perfectly flat / square making this operation more
> difficult.
> 
> I got one out with a press, but the other side, I had to resort to
> torching out the centre piece, and carefully cut through the metal
> sleeve with a reciprocating saw. Then I punched it out with a large
> brass punch.
> 
> Pressing the new bushings in was a challenge for the above noted reasons
> and I finally got it to go after many attempts.
> 
> Sean
> 
> Quoting "James Murray (QA/EMC)" <james.murray at ericsson.com>:
> 
> > Hello, does anyone know what the proper position is for the "diff 
> > front support bushing" Part # 443 505 145 A
> > 
> > Took a while to track down the "thud" when shifting gears coming from 
> > the rear... I've discovered that the bushinging that secures the rear 
> > diff is shot and almost metal on metal... The bushing resides in the 
> > bracket that supports the front of the diff, the bushing is not solid,
> 
> > it is kinda H formed withing the metal circle.
> > 
> > What I'd like to know is the correct position of the bushing in 
> > releation to the support bracket that it sits in, currently the space 
> > is on top and on bottom while the rubber support is on the sides of 
> > the bushing. Is this correct or should the rubber part be above and 
> > below with the space on the sides?
> > 
> > Reason I ask is that the bolt has broken through the space (dislodged 
> > from the rubber) and is now hitting the support bracket, I was 
> > wondering had the bushing been positioned the other way would it have 
> > prevented this happening... so should I replace same way or the other
> way around.
> > 
> > Cheers, /Jamu.
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