Reply To: Bonded rubber bushes – unbonding?

[Philippe AllisonParticipant]

Just like to add my silentbloc experiences.

My own 1950 Slough 6 has had a major failure of the upper wishbone bushes after 800 miles, it is not just the cost of the bushes, £200 aprox. for the set of 4 but the labour involved in changing them. My estimate would be close on 40 hours, bonnet,front wings, bumper and supports, radiator, engine and gearbox out, torsion bars unwound and cradle removed before the job of changing the bushes even starts!! Like Bernie my ring gear bushes have also failed at 1600 miles.

This week I was contacted by Colin Banstead at Thornley Kelham Racing  to tell me the new set they have fitted to a 15-6 that is being prepared for the Paris-Peking have failed at 2000 miles.