I changed the upper bushes today. They were rally design ones, which I’ve now replaced with Powerflex. I thought the bushes had worn as things didn’t look straight anymore. Turns out it was actually the rod which was bent and the bushes are OK. I’m going to use two of them on the diff mount (still original rubber mounts) and keep the other two as spares:
It’s pretty clear this is not so good, both sides were bent:
As I don’t have replacement materials to hand as a temporary measure I’ve straightend out the rods. Here are some sizes for reference:
Installation of new bushes:
There are powerflex product number PFF19-10 – also available in the black series which is a higher shore hardness: PFF19-102BLK
