Confused about wishbone bush......

[silverhorse]

Replacing front wishbone bushes and got old ones out. About to try to fit new ones but they are too big??!!



There is a metal sleeve inside the wishbone and there is a metal sleeve on the outside of the bush. It seems there should only be a metal sleeve on one or the other.
What do I do??

[M-R-P]

Should've gone powerflex mate

You'll need to press it in with a vice or a press of some kind, it's supposed to be a very tight fit.

[stephenevans99]

The metal sleeve that's sits in the wishbone, does this need to be chiseled out before the new bush is pressed in ? or is that just when you're polybushing them?

[silverhorse]

Should've gone powerflex mate

You could be right!!

You'll need to press it in with a vice or a press of some kind, it's supposed to be a very tight fit.

So when the bush is pressed in, it deforms slightly/crushes itself and sits very tight??
Thats gonna be a tight fit!!

[silverhorse]

The metal sleeve that's sits in the wishbone, does this need to be chiseled out before the new bush is pressed in ?

Thats what I was wondering.....

or is that just when you're polybushing them?

Looking at MRP's how to guide, the poly bushes slide in easily. No metal sleeve

[M-R-P]

The polys have a lip that locks the bush in place. The OE ones don't, they rely on interference (being jammed in hard) the sleeve should be left in the wishbone.

[silverhorse]

The polys have a lip that locks the bush in place. The OE ones don't, they rely on interference (being jammed in hard) the sleeve should be left in the wishbone.

Poly it is then!!

[graemewelch]

im getting my rear bushes changed today. getting charged 50 inc parts and fitting and 160 to fit dmf

[M-R-P]

LOL, good man - you won't regret it, they make a huge difference to the feel of the car.

Although, I think PFV supply them with metal sleeves on them lol.

use these

[JamesT5]

Replacing front wishbone bushes and got old ones out. About to try to fit new ones but they are too big??!!



There is a metal sleeve inside the wishbone and there is a metal sleeve on the outside of the bush. It seems there should only be a metal sleeve on one or the other.
What do I do??

This is why I gave up trying to polybush my old wishbones and struck a deal with MRP who will be having them off me at Haynes tomorrow.

[partsforvolvos.com]

The oe peg has a recess so its thinner in the middle. If yours hasent it might be aftermarket. The poly sleeves only fit a peg with the thinner section.

[M-R-P]

I'd just bore the bush out a bit

[V70 Graham]

I'd just bore the bush out a bit

....or bore us to death talking about it lol

[M-R-P]

....or bore us to death talking about it lol

[partsforvolvos.com]

here we go, i remembered that i have a reference picture which powerflex kindly gave me , to show what i was trying to explain about the original volvo design being thinner in the middle of the peg.
this is the only design that the powerflex bushes can be fitted to, without it, the bush is too large to go in.

[silverhorse]

Thats put a spanner in the works. My bushes that I have just stripped the rubber off are the straight peg, not the indent peg.

[stephenevans99]

I think when i change my wishbones I'll be opting for the Meyle HD ones....less hassle. lol

[M-R-P]

Thats put a spanner in the works. My bushes that I have just stripped the rubber off are the straight peg, not the indent peg.

Know anybody with a bench - grinder? just run them down a bit, test fit the peg, run them down a bit more if needed. It's a pretty easy job.
You could even put a 4 1/2" angle grinder in a bench vice and use than (be careful tho )

[partsforvolvos.com]

we were just discussing the possiblity of turning them down a bit , i havent seen one of these offending pegs, but in the picture it can't be be more than a 3mm indent.

i assume the large lip at each end is to retain the rubber bushing on the shaft a bit better.

[M-R-P]

Yeah, the OE bush is bigger and oil filled. I've seen these pattern ones machined down before to fit the powerflex bushes (I think Leedsfinest did it) It looks a 5 minute job on a decent bench grinder