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KirrieDisco
Member Since: 22 Mar 2018
Location: Scotland
Posts: 124
 
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Hi, I am going to look at a D3 this weekend... the seller ttells me he is selling because there are bushes on the back that need replace that require the body to come off. I wasn't aware of bushes where the body needs to come off? Some jobs involving ARB and Wishbones are certainly easier with the body raised, but not off completely. Is there something I am missing?
Cheers folks
Eddie
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 8th Jan 2021 5:06 pm |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6235
 
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He has probably been told that by a D3 wizard.. Body does not need to come off for any suspension bushes or steering ones.
Flack 
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| 8th Jan 2021 6:21 pm |
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aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
 
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Rear ARB bushes can be a pain if somebody has already rounded the bolts before.
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| 8th Jan 2021 7:24 pm |
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IanMarsh
Member Since: 21 Jul 2020
Location: Newmarket
Posts: 55
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It may be the bush on the harmonic damper....I think you have to lift the body off to do them 
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| 8th Jan 2021 7:28 pm |
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KirrieDisco
Member Since: 22 Mar 2018
Location: Scotland
Posts: 124
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Is that the stupidly heavy lumps of floating steel on the rear chassis legs?
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| 8th Jan 2021 7:38 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8104
 
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Yep, although I can’t see why they should need rebushing! It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 8th Jan 2021 8:17 pm |
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highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5095
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aja4x4 wrote:Rear ARB bushes can be a pain if somebody has already rounded the bolts before.
Even if they're rounded, the bolts on the bushes can be chopped off - they often are!
I guess if the airbag nuts on the top are rounded it'd be tricky with the body on but probably still possible to destroy them with body on such that new ones could go on with the replacement. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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| 8th Jan 2021 8:44 pm |
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KirrieDisco
Member Since: 22 Mar 2018
Location: Scotland
Posts: 124
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It’s the body mount bushes 🙄
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| 8th Jan 2021 9:57 pm |
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AJ198T
Member Since: 24 Jul 2015
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 62
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Has the seller said what issue/symptom led to the conclusion that they needed changing?
There's a thread about changing a front one and it didn't require a full body off just a loosening off of bolts down the relevant side and prising the body away from the chassis slightly. Not sure if that will apply to rears though...
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/front-orang...00355.html
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| 10th Jan 2021 12:44 am |
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SteveNorman
Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1144
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Yes, you can lift the body enough to change the rears.
Take the rear bumper off, undo the body to chassis bolts. Easiest to undo all except the front ones, then lift the rear body, easiest on a two post, at the rear of the sills both sides.
Then raise enough renew the body mount rubbers.
HTH
regards
Steve
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| 10th Jan 2021 3:04 pm |
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