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[Bouf_2001]

I think my bronze bushes are dying.

Symptoms are:
Loose rattling sound from related area at 30mph and below. Possibly above 30 as well but maybe masked buy engine and tyre noise. Also does it in 4WD. When I had the t belt done I asked them to check the front-end workings to see if they could see anything worn. Everything appeared ok.

I understand there is an inner and an outer; should I have to replace them, is it advisable to replace both?

Cheers

Chris

[yoshie]

I think my bronze bushes are dying.

Symptoms are:
Loose rattling sound from related area at 30mph and below. Possibly above 30 as well but maybe masked buy engine and tyre noise. Also does it in 4WD. When I had the t belt done I asked them to check the front-end workings to see if they could see anything worn. Everything appeared ok.

I understand there is an inner and an outer; should I have to replace them, is it advisable to replace both?

Cheers

Chris

Bronze bush tends to be a lot more than a rattle

Jack it up check for play in the wheel maybe bearings.

Try on full lock see if the cv joints are noises.

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

CV joints arent noises yoshie theyre a vital truck part

[Bouf_2001]

Cheers 4 the replys guys.

I had the bearings tightend not so long back. u recon they may be shagged?

What should happen or not happen on full lock that would indicate CV's?

Cheers

[yoshie]

If you have had to tighten the bearings previously there probable shagged
The cv would be clicking/knocking much more noticable on full lock

[yoshie]

CV joints arent noises yoshie theyre a vital truck part

I you don't get away with much on this forum

[The Lovely Boyo]

I recently purchased new bushes. Before fitting them I measured old v.s new - they were the same.

I completely stripped and cleaned the entire hub assembly and reassembled with lots of nice new grease - all nasty noises have ceased!

So try that before spending £100 on bushes.

[surfenstein]

have you tried grabbing hold of the front arb and giving it a good tug just to make sure its not that,if it were the bushes i think it would squeal and grind at all speeds.

[Bouf_2001]

yoshie - I used to have a creek on full lock but turned out to be bump stops. I bought some of the caps from roughtrax and that got sorted. I do still get an intermittant crunch from the front end on full lock mainly on rough ground (but not always). would cv's make a similar noise. might give the bearings a go as they aint much are they?

Cheers for the tip boyo, might give that a go if all else fails.

Stein - i have given evrything under there a good tug coz its doing my head in. up to now i have no squeels and grinds so maybe it isnt bushes.

Thanks again guys