Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 21:10
syncrosimon wrote:Vw wanted 60 quid a pop for these bushes, and I am ashamed to say I bought these from JK about 18 months ago, ey seem to be ok, but time will tell.
I realise now why it was said on Karl T's post about camber adjustment, that you should tighten the big bolt up when the wheels are on the ground, as they naturally would if you were adjusting the camber. It is because the long bolt clamps the inner part of the bush to the chassis (when it is tight)and when the suspension moves the outer metal casing moves with the wishbone, and twists the rubber bonded sleeving making a little "indespension" type unit. If you tighten the bolt on full droop, then this little rubber joint will permenently be twisted, and much more likley to fail. On my Vw joint it was the rubber that had deteriorated, and it clearly has a lot to do for a small joint.
That only matters on cheap bushes that are made from rubber, proper ones have a nylon sleeve and they are designed to twist.
The position you tighten them in doesn't matter a toss if you are using bushes with a nylon sleeve.
