Today I got back to rebuilding the suspension parts and tried installing new rubber bushings into the front main arms (pics to follow). The new bushes are from a aftermarket manufacturer (Delphi) and feel noticeably firmer rubber than the stock Fiat ones. Therefore that may have something to do...
Many X1/9s loose their rack centering bushings on the passenger side (illustration, 5). The three tabs break and the bushing slides outwards off the steering housing. In almost all cases you can find it at the end of the rack inside the rubber boot intact (less the tabs). Pictured is my...
Xwebbers,
I'm in need of a snail shell mount as mine broke this week when pressing out the old bushing to replace.
https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/snail-mount-bushing-orientation.33982/
Does anyone have an extra lying around or one of quality casting for sale online? I saw one...
I was in the process of replacing my snail mount rubber bushing when I started questioning the beat orientation of install. The OEM rubber bushing has two different stiffnesses with the cut outs in the rubber going one way only. My mount currently is softest in the up down direction (see...
I know this has been addressed a few times in the past, but I did not find any documentation of the procedure nor photos of the results (I apologize if someone else has documented this already). So I'll add what I did here:
Prior posts have suggested a few alternatives for replacement bushings...
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