Have been having a spot of bother with a feeling when driving like a out of round wheel/tyre and on searching online for the probable cause and the most likely cause it seems was the compliance bushes at the rear lower arms. Had toreplace the two lower arm to hub bushes for the MOT so it seems probable that the other bushes in the arm were also worn.
So new bushes were bought. Due to the silly high price of the standard MG?Rover rubber bushes poly bushes were bought instead as they were a lot cheaper. Due tot eh fine weather today it was time to crack on with the job after yesterdays trip over the Lincoln and Rimmers for some new bits:-
Compliance washers
two new nuts for the tie bars
Lower arm inner bushes ........ Polybushes this time.
In the post arrived yesterday monrning the Polybush replacement compliance bushes for both sides.
So today as it was fine it was time to get her up wheels off and lower arms out for the new bushes. The arm to hub bushes were replaced for the MOT the other month. Here are the new expensive bits:-
The arms were easy to remove only having been refitted a short time back:-
and only required a wipe over..
New standard metalistic bush fitted for the MOT. Now with new Polybushes fitted:-
and then fitted:-
Some time back also cleaned and painted the alternator adjusting bracket:-
Yes I happen to be fond of bright yellow.
Of course I now discover a place that makes the Polybushes and that i could have bought a set fot front and rear for about what the compliance bushes cost .............................. Doh! Guess "Blue 33" will be treated to a set before too long seeign as she is almost the same age as "Elsie" registered 10 days apart they were. Of course I will have to clean up and paint the lower arms on "Blue 33" before fitting the new bushes like I did to "Elsie's" for the arm/hub bushes the other month.