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

[James Murray (QA/EMC)]

Thanks Sean, I was hoping to do it in place... But it's a pretty tight
fit. I was refering to the back ones for the control arm bushings, also
hoping that could be done in place...

Best of luck for your installation, that's a big job, but the car will
be like new again!

/Jamu.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Douglas [mailto:quattro20v at telus.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:05 PM
To: James Murray (QA/EMC)
Cc: Scar
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Correct position for the "Diff front support
bushing"?

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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