Front arm bushes in different sizes ?

chris75 · 14th April 2023, 20:05

Has anyone else seen this advert on ebay . It suggests there are two sizes for the hex ends of the front arms

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_d...nkw=rover%2075
They offer replacement inserts for the bush housings to fit either 22mm or 25mm hex ends on the arm

This could explain why I can't get my new bush to fit onto my new 28 mm arm ........

SD1too · 15th April 2023, 07:23

Hi Chris,

I would steer clear of that eBay listing if I were you, it doesn't make sense. Those parts are physically nothing like the originals.

Judging by similar listings they may well be for BMW models.

Rimmer's diagram (which is taken directly from X-Part) confirms that there is only one size of front suspension lower arm.

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Originally Posted by chris75

This could explain why I can't get my new bush to fit onto my new 28 mm arm

When I did this job I bought new bush & housing assemblies directly from X-Part and fitted them to my original factory-fitted arm with no difficulty at all. Plus, the mounting holes lined up perfectly with the subframe without any of the forced rotation described by some members in other threads.

Simon

chris75 · 15th April 2023, 15:36

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Originally Posted by SD1too

I would steer clear of that eBay listing if I were you, it doesn't make sense. Those parts are physically nothing like the originals.

Judging by similar listings they may well be for BMW models.

Rimmer's diagram (which is taken directly from X-Part) confirms that there is only one size of front suspension lower arm.

Simon

Cheers , Simon . Those are in fact my own thoughts too , but I thought it strange enough to draw attention to !

Rover04 · 18th April 2023, 20:19

I have used these on 2 different cars (the 25mm ones) and no real issues. They are a bit of a mare to get into the housing but once on are good.

chris75 · 18th April 2023, 20:43

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Originally Posted by Rover04

I have used these on 2 different cars (the 25mm ones) and no real issues. They are a bit of a mare to get into the housing but once on are good.

Once in the housings , did they go onto the arms easily or was brute force required ?

Rover04 · 20th April 2023, 19:59

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Originally Posted by chris75

Once in the housings , did they go onto the arms easily or was brute force required ?

I used a large mallet! If you hold the bush on the end of the arm then whack it hard it will go on, then just whack it down to the line of the old one. A bit of silicone grease helps!

14th April 2023, 20:05	#1
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,818 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	Front arm bushes in different sizes ? Has anyone else seen this advert on ebay . It suggests there are two sizes for the hex ends of the front arms https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_d...nkw=rover%2075 They offer replacement inserts for the bush housings to fit either 22mm or 25mm hex ends on the arm This could explain why I can't get my new bush to fit onto my new 28 mm arm ........ __________________ Who said it was simples ?

18th April 2023, 20:19	#4
Rover04 Regular poster Rover 75 04 Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: NEWPORT Posts: 54 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Bushes I have used these on 2 different cars (the 25mm ones) and no real issues. They are a bit of a mare to get into the housing but once on are good.