The latest installment of "death by Rover" involves a parabolic spring swap
on my late IIa style '71 ex-MOD 109. While removing one of the front frame
bushings I noticed that the new OME poly bushes measure approx. 30 mm (OD)
while the front stock frame bushing appears to be a larger diameter. The
stock bushing had a center sleeve that was thicker than I remember and went
all the way through, not two separate frame bushings like my '63 IIa was.
The outer sleeve hasn't been removed yet. (In fact, the undercoating is so
thick I'm not sure there is an outer bushing sleeve.) Without removing it
the ID measurement comes in around 34 or 35 mm. Of course, I already
replaced the spring eye bushings with the OME poly bushes.
Is this front bushing size unique to MODs or is this a spec change relative
to model year? I don't have any reference to it (military) in my shop or
parts manual. The Robbers North catalog refers to a bushing change on '71 &
later S III 109s, but doesn't elaborate. This vehicle, being a military
version, has lots of "interesting" things that differ from civilian vehicles
of the same vintage, is this one of them? Am I doomed to stock rubber
bushings or can I upgrade to OME polys all the way around?
Thanks,
Bob Sharp
Tucson, AZ
The slumbering herd on the Rover Ranch:
52 Series I 80"
53 Series I 80"
60 Series II 88"
63 Series IIa 88"
71 Series IIa 109"
96 Discovery Series I
"Why is it that every project you complete on a Land Rover results in
knowledge and skills you hope you never need to use again?"
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