Hi all. Now got round to the back of the car (1974CS1) and have a question! Are all the rubber bushings in the trailing arms and panhard rod the same part? Thanks for any help!
Cheers
Rear supension bushes
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850tc
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- Your car is a: 124CS1 1974
- Location: S.W France
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850tc
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:29 am
- Your car is a: 124CS1 1974
- Location: S.W France
Re: Rear supension bushes
Thanks! I guess I'd better learn to use the forum properly...
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850tc
- Posts: 14
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- Your car is a: 124CS1 1974
- Location: S.W France
Re: Rear supension bushes
Well I think I've found the answer! The panhard rod and the short trailing arms have the same (2-piece) rubber bushes.
The bushes for the long trailing arms are slightly larger and have the rubber in one piece. I've ordered them from O&S in Germany. Fitting them will be entertaining!
The bushes for the long trailing arms are slightly larger and have the rubber in one piece. I've ordered them from O&S in Germany. Fitting them will be entertaining!
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850tc
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:29 am
- Your car is a: 124CS1 1974
- Location: S.W France
Re: Rear supension bushes
Just as an update, the bushes are fitted and car is now on 4 wheels again! The small 2 piece ones (panhard rod and short arms) were easy to do, I separated one washer and pressed them back together with a long bolt. The washers just clipped back over their original peening. The large ones however were b******s! Getting the centre spacer through was bad enough but compressing the whole lot to go back into the housings on the axle and the body was hard. So hard in fact that I'm not convinced the rubbers were the right ones. I'll have to see how they go when the car is running - I've left them all loose for now - just have to remember to torque them up with some weight on board! On to the interior now!