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Offline Wayne

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Poly Dog Bone Bush
« on: 27 October 2011, 10:55 »
Quick question

Mine arrived today, in the packet was a small packet of grease.

Where does need to be applied please or is it better to fit it dry.

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #1 on: 27 October 2011, 12:20 »
was gonna use the grease but then saw that it was for the threads and not the actual bush

unlessa imadea mistakea  :rolleyes:


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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #2 on: 27 October 2011, 16:44 »
Quick question

Mine arrived today, in the packet was a small packet of grease.

Where does need to be applied please or is it better to fit it dry.

 :smiley:

You apply the copper grease around where the bush makes contact with the dog bone mount. There are 2 bushes which can be changed on the dog bone mount; one on each end. If your changing the end that bolts onto the gearbox then be sure to install the bush before you install the metal crush tube.


If your installing the bushes for the other end, the one that bolts to the subframe then just clean out the cavity inside the dog bone which houses the bush and then apply the grease inside there.

Hope all goes well, think you should like the solid feel afterwards. It will transmit more vibration into the cabin but some people use a part of their original bush and another part of the poly bush for the best compromise.
« Last Edit: 27 October 2011, 16:49 by rockmonkey69 »

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #3 on: 27 October 2011, 19:49 »
some people use a part of their original bush and another part of the poly bush for the best compromise.
nice idea! never thought of that. i should have done it when my car was a daily..lol :smiley:

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #4 on: 27 October 2011, 21:12 »
Thanks all  :smiley:

Is it worth replacing the smaller one as well  :undecided:
« Last Edit: 27 October 2011, 21:22 by Wayne »

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #5 on: 27 October 2011, 21:38 »
The smaller one is as cheap if not cheaper than the larger bushes on the other end and I didn't find it transmit much more vibration into the cabin compared to having just the large bushes fitted (I fitted both powerflex bushes on the subframe end of the dog bone mount and fitted the smaller super pro one on a later date). So the way I see it is if vibration is something that anyone is concerned about then it is a good idea to do the smaller one, especially if you are only going to change one of the two bushes on the subframe end, I like to think this would be a nice compromise.

In terms of how well the smaller bush performs I would say it is definitely noticeable, although less of a difference when compared with the bushes on the subframe end. I am not sure I would recommend anyone replaces all the bushes especially if they do alot of city driving. After changing all the bushes I now get alot of vibration in the cabin and steering wheel which gets worse when you revv the engine when sitting idle. My golf is pretty much a track car so it doesn't bother me much but on the odd occassion I have had to drive into the city I have felt my patience running out.

I will be sure to get a video of just how much vibration one can expect from using the same bush setup as mine (both parts of the powerflex bushes on the subframe end and super pro on the gearbox end) so that everyone can make a more informed choice when deciding what to buy.
« Last Edit: 27 October 2011, 21:47 by rockmonkey69 »

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #6 on: 27 October 2011, 22:15 »
recently had mine done,now sounds like there's a couple of nails rolling around in the ashtray in front of the gear stick at low rev's,but im having a newer box put in next month so i'll see if there's anything the garage can do to lessen the vibe's,tho if not i can live with it i guess.

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #7 on: 27 October 2011, 23:42 »
I think I will replace the main one 1st and see how it feels.

Thanks for the help / advice.

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2011, 17:25 »
Well let us know how you get on, in the mean time I will look to get a video on here
« Last Edit: 28 October 2011, 17:28 by rockmonkey69 »

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Re: Poly Dog Bone Bush
« Reply #9 on: 29 October 2011, 00:23 »
Well let us know how you get on, in the mean time I will look to get a video on here

I will let you know asap.