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Cheersdrive
 Post subject: Leaf spring bushes
PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:11 pm 
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Hi Just checking over the cab today ahead of it's six monthly mot check and discovered that the rear spring bushes are sh***ed again after only 8,000 miles, the genuine ones lasted well over 100,000, getting charged loads of money for the job as its fairly labour intensive even with a ramp but they seem to be using sub standard bushes, anyone else have any experiance with these ?
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MR T
 Post subject: Re: Leaf spring bushes
PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:14 pm 
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Cheersdrive wrote:
Hi Just checking over the cab today ahead of it's six monthly mot check and discovered that the rear spring bushes are sh***ed again after only 8,000 miles, the genuine ones lasted well over 100,000, getting charged loads of money for the job as its fairly labour intensive even with a ramp but they seem to be using sub standard bushes, anyone else have any experiance with these ?


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The new ones are probably made in China.

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Cheersdrive
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Good to see Mr T lives up to peoples perceptions of a typical cabby :lol:
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MR T
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Cheersdrive wrote:
Good to see Mr T lives up to peoples perceptions of a typical cabby :lol:

When buying anything that is rubber... spring bushes.. top wishbone bushes.. bottom wishbone bushes.. silencer hanging straps...purchase genuine parts... all the copies are crap... the rubber is not cured properly... it's been like that for 20 Years..

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skippy41
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MR T wrote:
Cheersdrive wrote:
Good to see Mr T lives up to peoples perceptions of a typical cabby :lol:

When buying anything that is rubber... spring bushes.. top wishbone bushes.. bottom wishbone bushes.. silencer hanging straps...purchase genuine parts... all the copies are crap... the rubber is not cured properly... it's been like that for 20 Years..


And that goes for condoms as well:lol: :lol:
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skippy41 wrote:
MR T wrote:
Cheersdrive wrote:
Good to see Mr T lives up to peoples perceptions of a typical cabby :lol:

When buying anything that is rubber... spring bushes.. top wishbone bushes.. bottom wishbone bushes.. silencer hanging straps...purchase genuine parts... all the copies are crap... the rubber is not cured properly... it's been like that for 20 Years..


And that goes for condoms as well:lol: :lol:
:wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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