Seat Uprated Bushes

[Jmac]

As you may or may not know i import Seat Cupra R bushes, and i have supplied many of the peeps on her with a set and fitted many up here in Brisvegas, as there has always been confusion about the torque to yield bolts i will now be supplying bushes and bolts as a kit now, stand by for thew pricing, but feel it will put an end to the confusion
Cheers
Jmac

[Buller_Scott]

hey jmac, is this just the front wishbone rear bushes? or are you bringing in front bushes/ rear axle beam bushes as well?

[Golf Loon]

I`ll have a couple of sets off you Jimmy. Good upgrade this folks.

[Jmac]

No worries Matt, ive also decided to take the guess work out of the torque to yield thing, all good suppying the bolts but many still need to know what bolt gets torqued to what and what the angle torque is. With the new kits ill supply the bushes as before, the correct VW bolt set and have a torque settings, makes life easy for us all.
Cheers
Jmac

[Buller_Scott]

hey jmac, is this just the front wishbone rear bushes? or are you bringing in front bushes/ rear axle beam bushes as well?

or would i be better to look at whiteline / powerflex / superpro instead of going with your SEAT bushes?

maybe melbourne peeps who are after this mod might like someone to address their inquiries?

[kangfu]

Hey JMAC i sent you a PM regarding the SEAT bushes i bought from you a while ago, just wondering if my mechanic in Sydney should know which bolts/yields etc.

[Buller_Scott]

Hey JMAC i sent you a PM regarding the SEAT bushes i bought from you a while ago, just wondering if my mechanic in Sydney should know which bolts/yields etc.

lol... this must be getting out of hand...

it'd be cute to think that there's only one person on the east coast of our continent who knows this ****, you just need to find another one....

VW mech in your city, that is... there should be a bunch around.

[kangfu]

Haha yeh, i just dont know many good VW Mechanics in Sydney yet really. Only had my Polo for a few months. Was a Peugeot guy before with a 205 GTi but needed something more comfy

[nikanasz]

hi jimmy,

i just came back from a workshop, the mechanic advised against replacing the bushes. His logic? The polo's wishbone is made from aluminium, hence pressing in and out of the bushes would expand the hole and make the new bushes fit loosely and would rattle.

I've asked a fellow owner if he's had any rattling issue after upgrading the bushes, he said no problem.

What's your opinion on this?

[Jmac]

hi jimmy,

i just came back from a workshop, the mechanic advised against replacing the bushes. His logic? The polo's wishbone is made from aluminium, hence pressing in and out of the bushes would expand the hole and make the new bushes fit loosely and would rattle.

I've asked a fellow owner if he's had any rattling issue after upgrading the bushes, he said no problem.

What's your opinion on this?

Logic poor mate im afraid. The original bushes are PLASTIC. You punch them out with absolutely no pressure. Ive done COUNTLESS anounts now with very good results and seen them back for MANY services and are as good as they were when fitted. Top mod.
If in doubt post me your arms and ill press them in for you
Cheers
Jmac

[Jmac]

lol... this must be getting out of hand...

it'd be cute to think that there's only one person on the east coast of our continent who knows this ****, you just need to find another one....

VW mech in your city, that is... there should be a bunch around.

Sorry was in hospital so got a bit behind , so sorry i havent been on to answer the queries. If your local tech would look at his factory specs he will find the bolts are torque to yield so simply using the old ones is not a good idea, ESPECIALLY with the control arm ones, they tend to ratchet loose ( fixed one that had been elsewhere, loose due to the ratchet effect) think about how the wishbone sits and how it acts, it naturally wants to ratchet loose. The other bolts are steering rack and ball joints all of which i wouldnt use the okd ones) As mentioned in the new kits ill suppy the bolts with a description of the torque procedure. For the peeps who have made a purchase lately before i decided to do the kit ill give the torque settings.As follows -
1- Control arms - 70NM + 90degree turn
2- Steering rack 50NM + 90 degree turn
3- Ball joints - 20NM plus 90 Degree turn
Hope this helps
Back on deck now so if you have any dramas use the PM facility please . Hope the VW tech you are using knows what torque to yield means
Cheers
Jmac

[kangfu]

Thanks Jmac, hope the hospital thing wasnt anything serious. We all need you!

[Buller_Scott]

hey jimmy, thanks for the reply regarding the torque to yield.

i use volkspower in melbourne, but i'll write down your torque figures anyway.

good to hear that you're out of hospital and up and running!

[nikanasz]

Logic poor mate im afraid. The original bushes are PLASTIC. You punch them out with absolutely no pressure. Ive done COUNTLESS anounts now with very good results and seen them back for MANY services and are as good as they were when fitted. Top mod.
If in doubt post me your arms and ill press them in for you
Cheers
Jmac

yeah, i thought he got it wrong too. Anyways, installed the bushes today at another workshop, was at hand to confirm the newly fitted bushes are snug anf tight. All is well now

[Jmac]

Sorry for the delay folks, almost caught up!!! Ill have the cost of the bush kit including bolts and torque settings VERY soon
Cheers
Jmac