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Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:09 pm
by brian
Hi,newbie here,can you help,what is a panhard rod rubber bush ?,I have the haynes and autodata manuals,nothing !thanks,Brian
Re: Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:58 pm
by bmcecosse
Depends what car it's for - a Minor doesn't have a Panhard rod - although it could probably do with one ! It's a bar mounted across the car - as long as possible - one end fitted to the axle and the other to the chassis, possibly via 'rubber bushes' to allow some compliance although Rose Joints would be better on a track car. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_rod As Wiki says - the Watts linkage is a rather better idea.
Re: Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:02 pm
by brian
Hi,I have just bought a 1961 morris 1000 convertable or tourer as some say,it failed the mot for nsf panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated,cheers Brian
Re: Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:06 pm
by bmcecosse
Well - it probably has a failed bush ok - but it's NOT on a Panhard Rod! It's not something that is EVER fitted at the front of a car anyway. The bush(es) will be in the eyebolt where the lower suspension arm attaches to the chassis leg. Items 45 on page K 2 of the Workshop Manual. Easy and cheap to change - so well done if that's all it failed on!
Re: Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:29 pm
by mike.perry
jade162 wrote:1961 morris 1000 convertable or tourer
Tourers were produced from 1948 to 1951 and had removeable rear sidescreens. Convertibles were produced from 1951 onwards and had fixed rear side windows
Re: Panhard rod rubber bush
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:37 pm
by bmcecosse
Well - they do say you learn something new every day ............ That's my quota for today!