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 3rd link bushings?
#1077057
03/06/15 02:51 AM
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Joined: Aug 2002
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Body Damage is Cool
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I noticed on takeoff from a stop, I'm getting some new shuddering or a feeling of something shifting in the rear end. I was pushing things around and noticed the 3rd link (or whatever the arm on the TOP of the rear differential is called) has the rubber bushings in it broken. They aren't broken too badly, but enough to let there be maybe 1/8" of play in the link on each end. Does that sound like enough play to cause problems like shuddering at take off? Anybody know where to get these bushings to replace them? Thanks! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />
2002 Sportage 4dr 4x4 soon to undergo an Extreme Makeover!
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Re: 3rd link bushings?
[Re: Nukeiridium]
#1077058
03/06/15 06:08 AM
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Joined: Apr 2011
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It could, as I believe that short linkage stabilizes and cushions the axle body's forward and rearward rotation when the rear wheels accelerate and decelerate. A single bushing is about $17-$20 new (online). And the complete arm from a bone yard (pick-n-pull or the pull your own part yards) should be about the same, I think. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
1997 Sportage 4x4, auto-trans, Warn manual hubs, 4" UPYOURKIA front lift, TJ 106AA rear springs, 2-5/8" body lift, 31x10.50 treads, SmittyBilt SRC front and XRC rear bumper, swing-out tire mount, OBX LSD front diff, Track Finder rear locker, 5.38 R&Ps and... really crappy gas mileage! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />
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Re: 3rd link bushings?
[Re: Peabody]
#1077059
04/08/15 05:26 AM
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Joined: Aug 2002
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Update: replacing the bushing solved it! Drives like a new car now!
2002 Sportage 4dr 4x4 soon to undergo an Extreme Makeover!
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Re: 3rd link bushings?
[Re: Nukeiridium]
#1077060
04/09/15 04:54 AM
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Joined: Apr 2011
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Awesome! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
1997 Sportage 4x4, auto-trans, Warn manual hubs, 4" UPYOURKIA front lift, TJ 106AA rear springs, 2-5/8" body lift, 31x10.50 treads, SmittyBilt SRC front and XRC rear bumper, swing-out tire mount, OBX LSD front diff, Track Finder rear locker, 5.38 R&Ps and... really crappy gas mileage! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />
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