Rear damper link rubber top bush
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:56 pm
If you are having to replace the rear suspension damper top link bush (the one that fits onto the chassis pin) forget the two piece rubber bushes or a poly bush and fit a classic Mini suspension damper bush Pt No: 21A1230. If you can find them bush 21A503 is even better. 21A503 is also a one piece bush but is of a slightly harder compound than the 21A1230 bush and was originally fitted to the eyes of classic Mini Cooper suspension dampers.
Having approached ESM for the one piece rubber bush fitted to their rear damper links and given the reply that they are not separately available I did a search and found that bush 21A1230 is virtually if not the same, it has the same dimensions and characteristics as does 21A503 but 21A503 has a more pronounced retaining collar profiles.
Having now got hold of both bushes 21A1230 and 21A503 my preference is to fit bush 21A503.
Photos to follow.
Having approached ESM for the one piece rubber bush fitted to their rear damper links and given the reply that they are not separately available I did a search and found that bush 21A1230 is virtually if not the same, it has the same dimensions and characteristics as does 21A503 but 21A503 has a more pronounced retaining collar profiles.
Having now got hold of both bushes 21A1230 and 21A503 my preference is to fit bush 21A503.
Photos to follow.