Panhard Rod Bushes
I have changed radius arm bushes as easy to tell when they were shot.
Panhard Rod bushes have never been touched, no knocking or anything but at 23 years old they probably would benifit from renewal, has anyone changed them and noticed a noticible difference?
I have changed quite a few in my time but can not claim to say that, I had noticed any difference in handling after rewal.
I'd say your bored Jason - looking for stuff to swop out
it's the man shed syndrome
£21.90 each + vat from MBUK
24 in stock and 34 sold in the last 12 months
So somebody is fitting them?
Same front and rear so 4 fitted...
Same on the later 460's 85 on (ish) and all 463's
Early pre 85 (ish) are different bush although the bars the same and the mounting bolt is the same>?!?>
Gav
I have changed the bushes on the rear of my 230 GES and it made a major difference - it passed the MOT with the new ones!!
No other changes though.
Plus replacement bolts , can't see them coming undone, out with the hacksaw......
16mm thread so maybe 24mm spanner....should come out ok...new nuts would be in order?
Gav
When the panhard bushes start to go on a Defender, then the steering gets very wobbly (sorry, gets wobblier!), and shimmy happens quite a lot too, when you hit a pothole or something similar, and the steering wheels shakes like buggery.
It's the actual axle rattling side to side.
From what I see, the G setup is very similar, so you might just find that changing the bushes makes the steering a little tighter.
I think , unfortuantely the bushes will have siezed to the bolts, that was the case in one rear radius arm, I put a huge bar on it , but just breaks the rubber in the bush, Though I must see what happens before assuming the worst......
No Shimmy , thank god, but perhaps steering has got heavier over the years but not drasticly
Front and Rear Bolts are M16x1.5mmx80mmx25mm with matching M16x1.5mm nuts
Bolts N000960 016105 £1.45 Each
Nuts N913002 016002 £2.40 Each
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You could be right! I will wait until mot man pronounces them dead!
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