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Front Wishbone Bushes Help
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that's because they are so soft 
why use the standard one's ?? the cupra one's fit in and are fully soild rubber and a lot more durable
couldn't tell what way is up as i just mark the grooves on the arm as per the original
why use the standard one's ?? the cupra one's fit in and are fully soild rubber and a lot more durable couldn't tell what way is up as i just mark the grooves on the arm as per the original
Forgot to add, what will I need to get done when it's all fitted, wheel alignment and / or tracking?
.G.
.G.
Both basically the same thing. Tracking tends to be front wheels only - alignment usually refers to all 4 wheels being checked.
I would get 4 wheel alignment done
They arent sided. But the flat side goes in first. Good luck fitting them without the tool. I had to make a puller to pull the busy in. even then you need another set of hands to lever the wishbone in with a bar. Its a job i hope i never had to do again put it that way..
RIGHT!
What a horrible day! Ended up breaking one of the new bushes when trying to install it, the first two pictures are of the old one that came off, and the second two are of the new one that broke when it was going in. I'm going to phone Seat tomorrow where I got the parts from and see what they say about the broken one. Ended up buying another bush from Dinbro which was much more solid on the casing.
I've never seen such badly worn bushes on a car with only 41k on the clock, my mate (who is a mechanic, who was helping me) also said he's never seen that on a car of this ages before.
The old bushes...
The "new" bush...
.G.
What a horrible day! Ended up breaking one of the new bushes when trying to install it, the first two pictures are of the old one that came off, and the second two are of the new one that broke when it was going in. I'm going to phone Seat tomorrow where I got the parts from and see what they say about the broken one. Ended up buying another bush from Dinbro which was much more solid on the casing.
I've never seen such badly worn bushes on a car with only 41k on the clock, my mate (who is a mechanic, who was helping me) also said he's never seen that on a car of this ages before.
The old bushes...
The "new" bush...
.G.
On further inspection tonight I have found I now need to replace:-
AND... the LHS disk is rubbing off the disk shield thing behind it, HOWEVER I now don't have any knocking noises any more, just a constant grinding noise from the disk!
Good Times!
.G.
- ARB Bushes - totally worn away.
- Track Rod Ends - Most of the rubber around the joints and what not is gone.
- LHS disk securing screw - lost it somehow when doing the Wishbone bushes!
AND... the LHS disk is rubbing off the disk shield thing behind it, HOWEVER I now don't have any knocking noises any more, just a constant grinding noise from the disk!
Good Times!
.G.
You can usually push the shields away from the disk to stop them rubbing, by using a longish screwdriver through the wheel.
And I wouldn't be overly concerned about the missing disk screw, can't remember the last time any of my cars had any !!
And I wouldn't be overly concerned about the missing disk screw, can't remember the last time any of my cars had any !!
Oh and if you're about to do the track rod ends, I'd hold off on the wheel alignment, as it'll only need doing again when you've changed those too.
Yeah not to worried myself as I don't think it's that relevant to be honest, once the wheel is on tight enough it shouldn't make any difference.
.G.
Our's (late 2004 1.2S) failed its MOT at 34K miles / 4 years due to a worn n/s bush - the one I was shown did look pretty bad. The other one was fine, apparently.
The car is pretty well only used for a gentle main road commute. I wrote to SEAT UK and said this is an unacceptable life for a non-service component but they couldn't give a toss.
Also just found today at lunchtime that my "sqeak" eveytime I changed gear has gone... maybe it wasn't a gearbox mount after all...
Shall just get the other bits and bobs done and get it running straight again so I can enjoy driving in silence again.
.G.
Shall just get the other bits and bobs done and get it running straight again so I can enjoy driving in silence again.
.G.
Saw this on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJaZ4yLCTeg
No wonder the standard bushes are screwed so quickly !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJaZ4yLCTeg
No wonder the standard bushes are screwed so quickly !!!
Cool video I had no idea they moved that much, but then is that a vid of a knacker one?
Yes - I guess they used worn ones to prove a point but it's still shocking how much they move around. Very bad design IMO - especially when cupra ones are not much more expensive.
Why arn't you replacing them with solid Cupra ones. seems pointless fitting standard ones back in
When we fit them we remove the frame from the car and press them in in the vice no special tool needed.
We only fit Cupra bushes to all cars now, had so many fail the MOT a year after fitting new standard ones.
When we fit them we remove the frame from the car and press them in in the vice no special tool needed.
We only fit Cupra bushes to all cars now, had so many fail the MOT a year after fitting new standard ones.
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this is my job again tomorrow the n/s as gone for the second time on me change it 5k ago so in 10k the n/s bushes as gone twice, im glad the parts are cheap,might to for the whiteline kit in next 5k
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