Rear beam bush question

[yung-gun]

Hi, i have removed the rear beam from the car and the bushes are out.

I have noticed that on the top of the bush there is a large metal washer.

Unfortunately it is so corroded onto the top of the bush i can't tell whether it is a washer or part of the old bush.

I have a feeling it is a large washer, i am replacing the old bushes with Powerflex poly bushes, will i need another washer to go between the top of the bush and the underside of the car?


Cheers

[milescook]

Here w go fella:



It is a seperate washer. I applied loads of heat to mine with a heat gun and persuaded it off with a hammer and WD40.

I strongly suspect you still need the washer with powerflex, thugh hopefuly someone will confirm. Does the kit have its own or a similar shape top?

[yung-gun]

It has a smaller cup with it that sits over the top



i'll just heat it and move it. Unless someone knows something i don't?

But as in Snatch "Bubbi, i probably know a lot you don't"

[gromgsxr]

i asked about the washer and if it was needed when fitting the powerflex bushes and never got an answer so i fitted it on top of the power flex bushes anyway

[alan1272]

i fitted the washer on top of my powerflex bushes when i did them, no ill effects 5 years down the line.

[yung-gun]

Sound good to me chaps!

[dirtee-herbert]

I have recently polly bushed everyrthing and I re-fit the washers on top of the new rear beam bushes. No problems either. Good luck man.

[jamlid]

I have recently polly bushed everyrthing and I re-fit the washers on top of the new rear beam bushes. No problems either. Good luck man.

Realistically, how much work is it to polybush everything?

[yung-gun]

Dependant on what tools you have mate, it was time consuming, but not impossible.

[dirtee-herbert]

I have recently polly bushed everyrthing and I re-fit the washers on top of the new rear beam bushes. No problems either. Good luck man.

Realistically, how much work is it to polybush everything?

its a pretty big job if your planning on doing it all at once

i found it alot easier having a new set or trailing arms a rear beam and all the other bits to have powder coated and pollybush ready to swap over all in one go.

since you have the beam off i dont see why you shouldnt replace al of the trailing arm ones whilst your on with it.

then all you have to do are the lollypo bushes at the front to do and then the drop links and the antiroll bar bushes.

you can do the anti roll bar bushes easy whilst the rear beams off too.