Could someone in the process of swapping their rear diff bushings please help me with the bushing overall dimensions (see pic)
So ….long story short, my rear diff bushings crapped out (They completely disintegrated) in a parking garage at my work’s offsite facility about 3 hrs from home. Cant make a turn without the diff bouncing around. I have a lathe and plenty of aluminum bar stock here, I want to bring my car back and can make some inserts to get me by on the drive back home. I don’t want to drive it like that, towing charges are insane and I don’t want / probably won’t be allowed (by security) to remove the diff in a parking garage without access to all my tools.
looking at the front bushing it looks like it’s OK and not broken. The two rear ones are all crapped out. I have a very good feeling about me being able to pull out the pieces and clean it up a bit after removing the E14’s.
I have access to a lathe and plenty of aluminum bar, I’m just wanting to make some solid bushings (slightly undersized for ease of installation to get me by on the drive home , once home I can fully remove the diff and do a proper job. I also don’t want to spend $100 on bushings I’m going to likely ruin trying to shave them down a bit to get them to go in easier without properly pressing them in correctly (and if I order they probably won’t get here in time before I leave in a couple of days)
im actually in the process of sourcing the rack and piñon and all the seals/shims necessary for a 4.10 change. At that point I was planing on changing the rear cover and front bushings with oem.
So ….long story short, my rear diff bushings crapped out (They completely disintegrated) in a parking garage at my work’s offsite facility about 3 hrs from home. Cant make a turn without the diff bouncing around. I have a lathe and plenty of aluminum bar stock here, I want to bring my car back and can make some inserts to get me by on the drive back home. I don’t want to drive it like that, towing charges are insane and I don’t want / probably won’t be allowed (by security) to remove the diff in a parking garage without access to all my tools.
looking at the front bushing it looks like it’s OK and not broken. The two rear ones are all crapped out. I have a very good feeling about me being able to pull out the pieces and clean it up a bit after removing the E14’s.
I have access to a lathe and plenty of aluminum bar, I’m just wanting to make some solid bushings (slightly undersized for ease of installation to get me by on the drive home , once home I can fully remove the diff and do a proper job. I also don’t want to spend $100 on bushings I’m going to likely ruin trying to shave them down a bit to get them to go in easier without properly pressing them in correctly (and if I order they probably won’t get here in time before I leave in a couple of days)
im actually in the process of sourcing the rack and piñon and all the seals/shims necessary for a 4.10 change. At that point I was planing on changing the rear cover and front bushings with oem.
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