MGTF PolyBush compliance bushes
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I obtained some spare bushes (metalwork) and cut out the rubber bits . Those needed more than a gentle tap to get them moving. I made a timber support to hold the one with the angled base so it could be supported in line with the axis of the press - very useful apparently as stated by the workshop that did the job.
The workshop had one heck of a job in getting the bolt out of one of the bushes - don’t know which one. As stated one of the nuts used to support the subframe had to be replaced as the bolt sheared off (not unusual apparently).
As observed by Goodwood the new bushes made little if any difference that I could detect.
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At least from what I can see from the design of the bush it seems more of an issue of the suspension design. As all of the lateral arms allow rotation in more than one direction, the job of constraining the rear Hub's rotation around that axis is also one by the trailing arm, and as the arm is only fixed at on place this also doesn't fully constrain it. that is in my mind why there is a flat plate on the trailing arm where it sits on the bush to stop it from 'complying' left and right as it were. this naturally over time wears down the rubber it sits on till it reaches the metal.
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EDIT: link to suspension diagram https://www.16vminiclub.com/forum/general-public-area/rover-chat/20901-anyone-used-a-mgtf-frame-including-suspension
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Could it be that polymer washer that is missing/damaged?
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EDIT: found the video here you can clearly see how it wears through
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