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My car was getting very nervous on the road and started skipping over rough patches /grates ive had this on my old BMW so i knew what it was, the ****** trailing arm bushes....
So i replaced mine today, not a job for the faint hearted as your stress levels go through the roof, especially when the last guy that 4 wheel aligned my car rounded one of the bolts, the hardest one to get to as well right up in the chassis... i ended up chiselling it off
20,000 swear words later i was left with this....
To the untrained eye it does not look to bad....but i put a screwdriver in the middle and it could be turned at least 45 degrees and was as soft as jardos A3...
So the drilling and cutting began, fairly easy to be honest and then it knocks out at the rear...
Then the New bush is easily installed after been lubed up...
Put back together very easy and the difference on the road is like night and day...much more planted
if you are doing this pull the brake pipe from its holders around the petrol tank before you attempt to move the arm or you will snap the brake pipe, when it is loose there is plenty of play in the brake pipe when dropping the arm
now got to pay another arm and a leg to get it 4WA again...ah well the joys of motoring eh....:icon_thumright:
So i replaced mine today, not a job for the faint hearted as your stress levels go through the roof, especially when the last guy that 4 wheel aligned my car rounded one of the bolts, the hardest one to get to as well right up in the chassis... i ended up chiselling it off
20,000 swear words later i was left with this....
To the untrained eye it does not look to bad....but i put a screwdriver in the middle and it could be turned at least 45 degrees and was as soft as jardos A3...
So the drilling and cutting began, fairly easy to be honest and then it knocks out at the rear...
Then the New bush is easily installed after been lubed up...
Put back together very easy and the difference on the road is like night and day...much more planted
if you are doing this pull the brake pipe from its holders around the petrol tank before you attempt to move the arm or you will snap the brake pipe, when it is loose there is plenty of play in the brake pipe when dropping the arm
now got to pay another arm and a leg to get it 4WA again...ah well the joys of motoring eh....:icon_thumright: