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Whats this bush ?
splitrivet - 11/6/04 at 02:17 PM

Hey up chasps,on the cortina axle just above of and either side of the diff is a largeish metalastic bush,whats this for then ?
Cheers ,
Bob

stephen_gusterson - 11/6/04 at 02:20 PM

what a dissapointing thread.... Alanb's gonna feel let down too.....



atb

steve

splitrivet - 11/6/04 at 02:27 PM

Notice how you were the first to view it tho Steve

Alan B - 11/6/04 at 02:34 PM

But I'm not far behind......

Actually I can answer this one....

The bush is where the short (angled) trialing arms would fit in the original application......not needed now of course...

britishtrident - 11/6/04 at 02:36 PM

The void bush it was part of the standard 4 link axle location -- not exactly precise.

I change zillions of those back in the days of the Mk3+ Cortina --- standard Mot failure every year.

splitrivet - 11/6/04 at 02:44 PM

Cheers fellas

zilspeed - 11/6/04 at 02:46 PM

Ye olde void bush.

Following a cortina was scarey because of these. The axle could move about three feet sideways over a lollipop stick left on the road

Peteff - 11/6/04 at 03:27 PM

Easiest way to get them out was to burn the buggers with the welding tackle.

jollygreengiant - 11/6/04 at 04:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Easiest way to get them out was to burn the buggers with the welding tackle.



Nah, bush puller and air gun. 20 seconds tops.

Themmz warz the dayz.

Jon Ison - 11/6/04 at 05:06 PM

But on a locost cut the whole lot off, lose about a kilo in weight at same time...

Mark Allanson - 11/6/04 at 06:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison
But on a locost cut the whole lot off, lose about a kilo in weight at same time...



Sorry, Jon, they have to stay, they paid my mortgage btween 1978 and 1985. A testamony to Ford consumerism

Dale - 11/6/04 at 07:01 PM

If they are like the fourlink bush holders on my tbird axle they work just fine as a place to attach the cherry picker to for moving them about
Dale

britishtrident - 11/6/04 at 09:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Easiest way to get them out was to burn the buggers with the welding tackle.



Very easy to knock out with cold chisel -- burning synthetic rubber bushes produces very nasty acid by products --- heating them enough to de-bond is ok burning very dangerous.

Mark Allanson - 11/6/04 at 10:02 PM

Agree with BT, the most stubborn ones would get the rubber drilled, and a junior hacksaw through the outer sleeve, then a good belt with a sharp punch.

majority would draw out with the ford puller