H3 Crossmember bushing

[lowtrac]

I saw your comment and it disappeared.. Not sure what happened either. I left the old rubber in because I tried to drop the crossmember but the sun was going down and said screw it. Added a washer on top of the rubber, in between the crossmember and axle, as well as metal rings at the head of the bolt. The metal sleeve from the bushing is still in there. I found that in park I couldn't tighten it down all the way and when in drive it would shift downwards, so I put the truck in drive (brother on the brakes) and cranked it down. Worked much better this way.


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Same here. I posted twice on Monday and they're gone.

 

[alrock]

Lost posts were a result of a server migration by our host. Sorry about that, could not head it off.

 

[awalsh]

Nope. You just need to start fixing one obvious problem at a time. Squeaking? Can you add some more detail?

Squeaking comes and goes.. Looked cvs, doesn't look like that's the problem. Abs came back on normally, I'm guessing the squeaking is brakes which caused the abs to fail.. Will look at all of it when I replace the crossmember bushing when I am back. Drove fine on the highway, it's just low speeds (speeding up) where I feel the clunk. Also feel the same clunk when I turn right but not left. Leaving for college in 4 weeks so I'm stressed about fixing everything in time


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[awalsh]

Sorry double post

 

[lowtrac]

PSA on the diff bushing. If it's bad enough it'll let the diff move high enough that the u-joint will grind into the transmission cooler lines. Make sure you watch for that.

 

[kamikazi]

Thanks... at least I have different sources to look for the bushings now!

 

[kamikazi]

If you need a temporary fix, remove the bolt, put washers or shims between the diff and the crossmember, and basically hard mount the diff to the crossmember to stop it from flopping around. You may need to do the same at the head of the bolt.

Thanks... that or just any bushing was what i was thinking for a temporary fix.

 

[0n1wheel]

Just realized my crossmember bushing is shot, felt it hop when turning and sure enough the bushing is fried.
Now a few things..
Before everyone says get the outfitter design kit, I would like to figure out if there is an alternative solution because I have to make a 600 mile road trip in 2 days. I'm not sure/don't know if this is an urgent problem which needs to be addressed asap? Or can I do without it for a little while until I get the od kit?
I would like to fix it before I leave, but I can't find any oem/replacement parts online, plus the fact they won't arrive in 2 days + working + install time before my trip.
Is there anything that can be slightly modified that I could go pick up from a store? I read on a previous form someone used Chevy rear leaf spring bushings with slight modification. I also have to worry about the availability of any alternative.
Input is much appreciated!
I just don't want to blow a dif or something on my road trip


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Do you have a pic of how the worn bushing looked on the truck?

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[awalsh]

Do you have a pic of how the worn bushing looked on the truck?

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Best way to tell.. Set up your phone underneath the truck and record. Put it into d and then r, if it's shot you will see the metal rod inside move up and down about 1-2"


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[cgalpha08]

It'll look something like this
https://youtu.be/jY2z2_EB_ws


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[kamikazi]

Actually I just jacked up one side of my H3 and turned the wheel and could see the crossmember bushing failing as the Diff would go up and down. Because I was in the middle of replacing a CV Axle because the mechanic in me ripped the old one open to take a look inside when I was replacing the CV Axle but they shipped the wrong one so I had to go ahead and finish the job. This week I did the Crossmember differential bushing using the suspension.com bushing with my son and it took about 1 1/2 hours total. We spent about 30 minutes trying to remove the old bushing bell housing because we didn't have a press.

We kind of used the outfitter's instruction for the removal of the crossmember but did NOT jack it up or pull the CV Axles seemed unnecessary and didn't affect us in the end.

Good news/Bad news is when we reassembled and took it out for a test drive the clicking noise seemed to have gotten worse but was distinctly from the right side so that will be our project for next week!

I did find this funny video of a mechanic driving the axle splines back into the diff using a ball peen and then a 3 lb sledge he nicknamed "Wilton"! A very different approach for me that I won't be using!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMh9FAOtmo

 

[Barber1994]

Does anybody know where you can buy the bushing kit from scorpworks?

 

[alrock]

PM PreferredChassisFab for information regarding his products.