The power steering leak has ruined the rear right subframe bushes. At £50 each, I'd rather not replace eight of them, so I cut up a bad subframe to rescue the bushes from that instead.
The donor subframe was toast anyway
Rescued used bushes in nice condition
This one has been dissolved by the power steering oil
The dirty bits are where the rubber was split
Someone has damaged the access holes for the rear arm mount
Some heat from the mapp torch and a little percussive maintenance and they're back in shape
This is one of the reasons for the catastrophic oil leaks - the last time the timing belt was done the special o-rings on all the cam end-caps weren't replaced but just smeared with silicone. There are two sizes of these, and alas this small one is NLA so I'll be experimenting with traditional round-section o-rings to seal these up again. Luckily the larger ones are still available from Tradition.
Cam locking tools kindly on loan from Prestige
The oil leaks have contributed to the oil cooler pipe being completely destroyed
Its as bad down on the block as Big Red was
Cleans up ok though.
