Bushings and balljoints

With the engine out, it was easier to replace the suspension bushings and ball joints.

The old upper control arm bushings were rubber and falling apart

The new ones are polyurethane and considerably harder, which should be better for handling

 

 

The old rubber lower control arm bushing

And the new one

Here is the lower control arm in place. There is a single shaft that goes through both ends of the inside lower control arm and the shaft on each side of the car was seized in place. It took a lot of heat and hammering to get them out. On the original Jag, the shaft slid in from the engine side but I reversed that so I can remove the lower control arm with the engine still in.

The old ball joint is on the right and it was adjusted by changing shims. The ball is actually in very good shape but I replaced them with a sealed until like the one on the left, which weighs less, too.