Breeze_xr Legacy Donating Member 168 Member For: 14y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 31/01/14 01:56 AM Posted 31/01/14 01:56 AM I know that Ford have a special tool for changing the Diff bushes without dropping the rear cradle but I was wondering whether the blade bushes have to have the rear cradle dropped or whether they can be fitted using the Diff bush tool. <br />I have been quoted by 2 places and they were both around $600 and they said the rear end needs to be dropped.<br />Are they trying to rip me off or is this reasonable? <br /><br />Also where is the best place in the Newcastle area for this work I'm having a hard time finding someone to do it.
JVK Legacy Donating Member 751 Member For: 20y 9m Gender: Male Location: North West Hot Hell,VIC Posted 31/01/14 02:29 AM Posted 31/01/14 02:29 AM Everyone I know drops the cradle to do diff bushes including me. Im unaware Ford had a tool to do them in the car and couldn't see how it would be possible.Happy to be proven wrong though. Some guys on this forum have changed only the rear diff bush without dropping the cradle by putting a large hole in their spare wheel well but I wouldn't recommend it. The quotes you have sound about right.
jas98 Member 1,053 Member For: 14y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 31/01/14 02:30 AM Posted 31/01/14 02:30 AM how do they do the diff bush without droping cradle? the bolts to long?also the control blade bushs you need to remove the arms which is not that hard, like 5 nuts/bolts each side and its off
JVK Legacy Donating Member 751 Member For: 20y 9m Gender: Male Location: North West Hot Hell,VIC Posted 31/01/14 02:54 AM Posted 31/01/14 02:54 AM Probabley undo the diffbolt through the hole they make in the sparewheel well. Like I said I drop the cradle when I do them.
Breeze_xr Legacy Donating Member 168 Member For: 14y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 31/01/14 03:05 AM Author Posted 31/01/14 03:05 AM My uncle who is a recently retired mechanic told me about it and I had heard on here that there is a tool that could do the Diff bushes without removing the cradle<br /><br />Ok thanks that answers my question about the blade bushes so it is the Diff bushes that is driving up the cost of it
jas98 Member 1,053 Member For: 14y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 31/01/14 04:50 AM Posted 31/01/14 04:50 AM yeah its mainly labour costs. I have herd of the cradle being droped a little to do diff bushs but never herd of it staying where it is to do it without (as mentioned) drilling a hole in spare wheel well
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 20y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 31/01/14 06:13 AM Posted 31/01/14 06:13 AM we have the original ford tool for doing the diff bushes, the cradle must be removed using this tool, without butchering the car by cutting holes in it, maybe ford have updated their tool but not aware of it
Kroozin Menace Legacy Donating Member 1,990 Member For: 15y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 31/01/14 08:33 AM Posted 31/01/14 08:33 AM No way in phuck would I bother drilling a hole... In saying that I have a hoist and electric fork You just need to lower it carefully, don't even undo the tailshaft if ya can get away with it.
Breeze_xr Legacy Donating Member 168 Member For: 14y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 31/01/14 11:16 AM Author Posted 31/01/14 11:16 AM Ok thanks for all your help<br />I guess I am going to have to bite the bullet and just get it done
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