Eyebolt bushes

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:09 pm

Just renewed the eyebolt bushes on my Traveller. I posted recently about the flanges breaking up. The left side was o.k. but I replaced anyway. The right side front bush is as shown in picture. Couldn't detect anything wrong and puzzled why it was just the one side. The bush flanges were the correct thickness being thinner than rear spring shackle bushes which I first thought had been fitted in error.
The only thing I can think of is that when I originally fitted them I tightened the front eyebolt swivel pin nut on the right side before subjecting the suspension to the weight of the car.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:38 pm

When I replaced mine last year the passenger side was far more worn then the drivers side, so much so I had to replace the eyebolts and pins as well, and I put it down to the road being worse on the nearside potholes sunken drains etc.

Post by **Cam** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 1:59 pm

Those look exactly like the red ones I took out after they were squeaking like mad. After I replaced them with the softer yellow ones from JLH they seem fine now (and don't squeak).

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:35 pm

Opposite to mine Kevin

Did the eyebolts come out o.k. Kevin as I understand they can rust into the chassis leg quite spectacularly!
I'll just have to keep an eye (no pun) on these and get hold of and fit those yellow bushes same as Cam has fitted if there are further problems.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:19 pm

No the eyebolts were not much of a problem I just left some ot the nut in place and a good tap with a copper mallet did it although the underside of my car is well covered with waxoil and these does seem to help with dissasembly of bits but is rather messy. I put copper grease on it when re-assembling however, and the Yellow bushes do seem better/softer than the others, the hard bit is to try and pin them down as they seem to be the injection moulded type which I am still trying to get the spec on to round up my poly bushes thread.

Post by **brixtonmorris** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:34 pm

hi 57. if the eye bolt is difficult, what i found was that if you remove the bar and pin. you can place a couple of 1/2 inch extensions, or a long bar, which you place inside the eye bolt socket and use it as a lever to try and rotate it back and forth. this can help to free it up, along with kevins hitting the nut. i always find the sump making a good hit difficult.

Post by **alainmoran** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:53 pm

When I took mine out they came out just fine, no problems at all ... I dare say that probably had more to do with my oil leaks than anything else though.

Interesting point about tightening up the bolts before lowering the car to the ground (makes sense) ... I'll give mine a few more miles and have a look when I pull the torsion bar to sort out the master cylinder (I think it has a little leak, since no amount of bleeding gets rid of the slight sponginess for long)

Post by **Willie** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:56 pm

I am a fan of most of the new type bushes but, I think the eyebolts
take a hell of a pounding and must say that by far the least
troublesome type which I have used are the ONE PIECE van type
which are sold by some Minor specialists. I think that they were
originally fitted to the leaf springs on a J type van??

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:59 pm

Interesting point about tightening up the bolts before lowering the car to the ground (makes sense)

Alain I hope you mean the opposite as they should only be nipped in place and only tightened when on the ground.

Post by **alainmoran** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:22 pm

Umm ... yeah ... thats exactly what I mean! ... as in when I put mine back together I tightened them before lowering to the ground, and I'll have a look at them when I get around to sorting out the master cylinder!