poly bushes

[orr]

Does anyone know if you put the thick washers back on when you fit the rear axel carrier bushes on a e30 m3 ,i have just changed them for the purple poly ones and they come with a poly hat ,is this to replace the metal washer

[gareth]

the washer needs to go back on too, after the 'hat', otherwise there's not a lot holding the bush on!

[orr]

thanks gareth, i rang the man at c3 today who i got them from and he said leave it off,i wish they came with a fitting guide

[gareth]

well, i left them on mine as they fitted best like that and provide firm support over the whole face of the bush. after all, you're fitting them to prevent unwanted movement of the whole rear subframe and only supporting half of the bush / hat seems utterly wrong.

without the washers fitted on mine, there was a gap the same size as the washers that needed filling to stop it all slopping up and down...

[orr]

that is just what mine looks like a 10 mm gap at the bottom like the bush has come down

[gareth]

do you mean the metal sleeve pokes out 10mm? if so, you've probably got rust or the broken remnants of the old bush centre sleeve stuck in the hole in the chasses.

[orr]

no gareth, the polly bush has come down out of the axel about 10mm ,the sleeve has gone all the way up,the old bushes came out in one peace, there was no rust in the hole in the chassey it looked like new,do you know anybody else who has fitted these ,mine were powerflex ones thanks

[gareth]

that sounds ok then. i was hoping that would be the case as a broken lump of standard bush is a pig to get out

i don't know of anyone else specifically who has them but mine are the same as yours, (purple powerfelx jobbies). now go and bolt them up

[orr]

with the washer on then

[gareth]

yep!

[orr]

thanks for your help if you find any more out will you let me know,cheers