This weekend i will be wasting valuble beer time fitting some superpro rear beam bushes into the octy.

pretty sure im about as clued up as im gona get on the subject,

although i will be doing it on axel stands without removing the bar because i dont have break bleeding experience, tools, fluid etc.:thumbdwn:

was just looking for some oppinions from people who have fitted the superpro rear beam bushes about how harsh they are etc.

ive heard the powerflex ones are meant to be pretty rigid, but im not hearing much about the superpro ones,

thanks as always,

mark

I'd also be interested - they're on my list of things to change at some point

I'm having superpro bushes fitted on my front wishbones (both front and rear bushes) the rear beam and the dogbone (front and rear bushes) on Monday. I'm expecting them to be reasonably harsh to start off with, but to settle nicely after 500miles or so, if previous postings by people are anything to go by!

Got to be better than the current 'woolly' handling at the moment! I'll try and remember to post something on here next week.

Mark, Will you be taking some pics as a guide for those of us that have this planned for the future?

If you can find yourself a copy of Golf+ Feb 09, there is a how to guide for replacing rear bushes on a Mk 4 Golf with SuperPro poly bushes. It's going to be broadly similar to doing a MkI Octy. The biggest issue you're going to face is removing the originals. You're likely to have to chisel, cut and even burn out the original so make sure the car is secure on its axle stand before you start wacking things with a hammer etc.

The guide also reckons you're going to have to break the brake lines, but use a clamp to reduce leakage of fluid. Bleeding the brakes isn't that complicated so long as you've got a second person to push on the brake pedal while you open the bleed nipple at the caplier and make sure the brake fluid reservoir is kept topped up.

Oh and if the petrol tank on the drivers side prevents you getting spanners/sockets in and the bolt out to allow you to drop the rear beam at the bush position, you'll need to release the entire bracket and beam from the floor pan on this side.

Hope this is of extra use and good look!

wasnt planning on making a guide but i spose i can break out the camera

Bleeding the brakes isn't that complicated so long as you've got a second person to push on the brake pedal while you open the bleed nipple at the caplier and make sure the brake fluid reservoir is kept topped up.

Never use that technique on an octi, it knackers the master cylinder! Pressure bleed systems are the way to do it.

Never use that technique on an octi, it knackers the master cylinder! Pressure bleed systems are the way to do it.

Really i never knew that!

How does it Knacker the master cylinder?

By pumping the pedal it moves further than normal operation, this can invert the internal seals and then the pistons cant return. You can bleed it normally but only go half way down with the pedal if you must.

You will have to disconnect the lines, you cant drop the beam down other wise. Ive done many MK4 Golf rear beam bushes and just done a set of Fabia ones (which oddly enough go in the other way so i found out).

By pumping the pedal it moves further than normal operation, this can invert the internal seals and then the pistons cant return. You can bleed it normally but only go half way down with the pedal if you must.

You will have to disconnect the lines, you cant drop the beam down other wise. Ive done many MK4 Golf rear beam bushes and just done a set of Fabia ones (which oddly enough go in the other way so i found out).

i was under the impression that the brake lines dont need to be disconnected, and the bar can be dropped down enough to get the bushes out, ive got use of air tools so it should be easyer to drill/chisel/air hammer the old bushes out, well hopefully anyway.

right ive just had a bit of a brainwave!!!!!

anyone know if its possible to simply unclip the brake lines from the rear beam, or what about removing the rear calipers and lines and hanging them somewhere without compromising brake fluid integrity

bushes replaced!!!!

such an easy job! dont know why its looked upon so badly,

write up of a "how to" in progress. with a few rubbish pictures.

got the whole job done in less than 3 hours, thats including jacking car up/down and tidying up etc

Looking forward to that.

Cool Mark well done What I've read about this job I really thought it would be an all dayer. Have you driven it yet?

Fitting PU bushes makes the fitting much easier.

Getting them out can be a pain, but removing the latter revised bushes is a lot easier than the original design as fitted to <01 cars.

Hope you got em the right way around

bushes replaced!!!!

such an easy job! dont know why its looked upon so badly,

write up of a "how to" in progress. with a few rubbish pictures.

got the whole job done in less than 3 hours, thats including jacking car up/down and tidying up etc

would you like to do mine if i line your pocket with some gold :confused:

write up done, anything anyone wants changed just let me know, think it could do with being moved into the how to section but oh well

Cool Mark well done What I've read about this job I really thought it would be an all dayer. Have you driven it yet?

yep ive taken it for a quick spin, its kind of hard to describe how it feels, more solid, responsive, but not too harsh

Fitting PU bushes makes the fitting much easier.

Getting them out can be a pain, but removing the latter revised bushes is a lot easier than the original design as fitted to <01 cars.

Hope you got em the right way around

the ones i removed were in a plastic case, which made it a doddle.

pretty sure ive got them the right way round, spent about 5 mins umming and arring before i put them in!

would you like to do mine if i line your pocket with some gold :confused:

not really keen on the idea mate lol, it is seriously easy though.

the ones i removed were in a plastic case, which made it a doddle.

pretty sure ive got them the right way round, spent about 5 mins umming and arring before i put them in!

Yeah they are much easier as they break up on the way out. The original ones that were fitted to the MK4 Golfs and early Octavia were metal so they rusted up in place. Luckily enough the Fabia ones are also plastic.

Picked up my car from having superpro bushes fitted on wishbones, rear beam and dog bone yesterday. not yet had a chance to check handling at a fair lick, but at normal driving speeds I am impressed with the change so far. Feels a lot more controlled than before. Far less sideways shimmy. I was also expecting a lot of road noise and engnie noise, but as far as road noise is concerned there's no real difference from normal. The engine vibation is noticable at tickover with the new dogbone bushes, but nowhere near as bad as I was expecting.

Overall I'm really pleased I had these done, with the exception that it cost a fortune to get them fitted.

No pain, no gain i guess!

only i prefer the pain of wasting a weekend to a dent in my wallet

how much did they charge you by the way?

Cost me £500 with the fitting of the bushes, wheel alignment and an MOT.