I can get large OEM bushes for the radius arms but not the small bushes, I can get small poly bushes from manners in the UK are these ok in that spot?

 

I would not advise it, I suggest you could try Jaguar Classic Parts, or wait until Manners or someone else has some in.
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Greg

 

Dave,

A few thoughts:

- Unless your radius arms are PERFECT (they tend to rot from the inside out), you're better off buying new arms with bushes pre-installed. Quite cost-effective

- you can buy the small bushes (MHC3160AA) still from Jaguar. Don't know if you're close to a Jaguar Dealer, in which case no shipping charges. Otherwise you could order online for delivery to home.

- You can stiffen up that rear end (desirable) just by installing the large bushes as per XJR-S with the "air gaps" NOT in the line of the arm. In other words just install them 90 degrees around from normal.

Good luck with your choices

Paul

 

Your in Tassie.

Give Doug a call at JagDaim in Melbourne.

He could probably toss them across the gap on a good day, HA.

As Greg said, I would not use Poly in that application, or for the larger ones either.

 

Thanks guys

 

i wouldnt use Poly bushes anywhere!
pic of my front anti-roll bar/anti-sway bushes.
they just hardened up to being brittle and broke up into pieces.

 

I agree with Ron on the poly bushes. The only place I would use them is in the rack. I have poly in my upper wishbone and they will be removed when I have my shed built.

As you are in Tassie the arms are probably in good condition, I replaced both bushes with new rubber I got them from Cathouse Spares in Sydney if JagDaim can not help.

Be aware there are a few different versions of the radius arm, eariler ones had the swaybar mount. The 1989 has tie holes to cable tie the ABS sensor wiring to.

 

thanks guys new bushes ordered from Jagdaim. The arms themselves are purfect! put the usb remote cam down inside them and they are rust free, have penetroled the crap out them since i got the car. I did an inspection under the car and see I have poly bushes in the rack but nowhere else.

 

Easiest way to remove the large bush is cut the rubber out and use a hacksaw or Dremel (I used a Dremel) to cut the metal band, carefully so as not to damage the inside of the radius arm.

Small end I used a large socket a bit of pipe and a really big G clamp to push it out.

Careful with putting the big ones in make sure you get them the right way around

 

Thanks for the tips.

After work today I removed the handbrakes (LHS) was bereft of pads.

And started on the calipers. LHS came off no worries. RHS is unbolted and but seems to not want to come off the rotor. Is there a trick? does it have to drop out the bottom after removing the wishbone?

(i have removed the pads etc)

Interestingly the rotor and caliper on the RHS (the old OEM rotor) had wired nuts, the LHS that was the newer solid rotor did not have wired nuts and the top caliper bolt was suspiciously easy to undo.

 

wow, this is not good. if these break up that easily, wouldnt the same happen to the rack bushings? I am debating on poly or standard rack bushings. I have both sets new lying around. I think I just made up my mind despite the fact they are harder to install and not as firm in steering, I will be installing the rubber ones.

 

You might want to consider the sportspack rack bushes as fitted to the XJRS and sports versions. Two of these are fitted along with one normal bush in the third position. I think they are superior to poly.

 

No, the stress on the rack bushes is different to the swaybar bushes. Also not all poly bushes are made equal. I used the blue ones from Superpro, these are the bushes the guys in the UK use in XJS racing.

I have poly in my sway bar and they have been there for 6 years without issue, I also have poly in the front subrfame, the big round ones and the rack all of these I have had no problem with.

I have had problems with the Poly front upper wishbone bushes, not the bushes them selves but the tube. I have excessive wear on the tube. They also cause too much NVH so these will be replaced with rubber as soon as I get the chance.

 

I used Neoprene on the top and bottom control arms, mind you the car has done bugger all k's since then but the handling has definitely improved. The steering had poly already installed but I replaced them also while changing the control arms. I would definitely like to hear more comments from those that have had poly in the control arms for a long period of time.

 

My car had done 10000km on the upper Polly before I rebuilt the suspension its done another 20000km since then so the I suspect the bushes will need to be replaced.