wishbone

  1. acidstrato

    wishbone help needed could be the wheel bearing

    what holds this up? basically i just tried jacking one of my front wheels up and it didnt rise? the chassis just went up and the wishbone went down. i got the wheel off and it had dropped further and i had to jack the wishbone up so the hub was high enough to fit the wheel? everything seems...
  2. Leon / Toledo Wishbone bushes - Audi TT or powerflex?

    Well this seems talked about enough on here and uk-mivs! just wondered what peoples views are? 1.) powerflex bushes seem to be easy to fit but also more expensive and also don't seem to last that long? just wondered what peoples views are? 2.) will the audi TT fron wishbone bushes fit in...
  3. Wishbone Bushes are these knackered?

    Cars up for it's MOT soon are these bushes supposed to be like this or are they knackered?
  4. Punch IT!

    Wishbone bushes, POWERFLEX or not ?

    Hi all, Just some advise needed from the general public, recently had my car serviced at the stealers they informed me that the bushes in the wishbones were cracking up hence why i was getting uneven wear on my tyres. They told me its to differcult to change the bushes and is easier to buy...
  5. EZ Tutty

    Powerflex Wishbone Bushes....

    Hi, I need to replace my wishbone bushes before MOT (next month) so i got the powerflex bushes from AwesomeGTi, the front-front bushes are a doddle, however the front-rear bushes are confusing me slightly. What i have recieved is exactly whats in the picture below (PFF85-204), however i...
  6. Price of Front Wishbone?

    Anyone happen to know the part number and price of a front wishbone for an ibiza cupra tdi? I have ran a few searches on the forums but I haven't found a price or part number.
  7. 6th.replicant

    LCR front wishbone bushes split: new bushes or new wishbones?

    Season's greetings to all. :) Just had my LCR serviced. Garage says it needs new front-wishbone bushes & a new front ARB (collars are broken, which is common, allegedly...). Ref wishbone bushes - I have a mechanic pal who'll charge me KPs for labour, but he needs to know if, re LCRs, it's...
  8. wishbone bush mare finally over!!

    after fitting knackered wishbone console bushes myself on my 03 tdi sport with cupra ones i quickly had my tracking checked and was told it was fine but the car seemed to pull to the left after the new bushes were fitted so after loads of messing about had a second check on my tracking by...
  9. CHR15B

    Replacing wishbone bushes...

    Well I'm not getting a lot of attention with regards to selling the car... I don't know what it is that people are not interested in, is it because it's yellow or is it because it's got 70K on the clock ... shouldn't be an issue as its fully serviced, timing belt changed and good for a few miles...
  10. LCR wishbone stress help!!!

    Hi, I have been told my a mechanic that my nearside rear wishbone bush needs replacing on the front of my LCR. I have been to both German, Swedish, French and Euro car parts to pick up parts which they say are the correct ones, yet the mechanic is still adament they are not right. The...
  11. Front Wishbone To Front Cross Member Bushes!!!

    Any1 Dun Them?? They R A **** To Get New 1's Back In. Motor's Liying In Work On Ramp On Jack With Wishbone And Part Of Cross Member Off As Wrecked 1 Of The Bushes Puttin It In
  12. Wishbone and bushes

    Has anybody used the complete Febi wishbone and bush set (02818) from www.vwspares.co.uk? Or maybe a similar non vw part? Are they decent enough quality and up to the job? I'm looking for a quick and easy, straight swap for my tired, old set. :rolleyes:
  13. __B3NNY__

    DIY Wishbone Bushes

    At the weekend when Hooch was fitting my wilwoods he noticed that my wishbone bushes were starting to perish. Now half my trouble when fixing things on my car is that im not to sure where/what stuff is if i know where to look and what to do i dont mind having a pop, so would replacing the bushes...
  14. Removing a stubborn front wishbone bush

    I was changing my front wishbone bushes to Powerflex. With the wishbones off the car, I used a press to remove the big rear bushes, but I couldn't get the wishbone into the press to remove the front bushes. I faffed about with a vice and some bits of tube for a while before giving it up...
  15. rear wishbone bushes

    Has anyone had any problems with wishbone bushes on their 130 and a clunking noise over bumps from the passenger front wheel? Any ideas?:(
  16. air121005

    MK.4 Ibiza TDi Cupra Front wishbone Front bushes, part numbers?

    I have a MK.4 02 plate, TDi130 Sport and have the Cupra front, rear wishbone bushes :D to fit as the standard ones are sh*te :banned: and want to do the Front, Front wishbone bushes at the same time. does anybody know what the SEAT part numbers for the Cupra TDi Front wishbone, Front bushes...
  17. Mr_Magistus

    Wishbone bushes on LCR

    Well i had my car MOT'd....and it passed without problem thankfully. But the garage did mention that the front wishbone bushes will need changing as they are starting to go. Has anyone changed these, How easy are they? Can i just buy the bushes on their own? Or do i have to get a garage to...
  18. Cupra Wishbone Bushes

    I want to fit soild Cupra rear wishbone bushes to my Ibiza Sport Those of you who have done this, how did you manage to get the bushes in and out? What about getting the wishbone arm back into the new bush? Thanks
  19. Craig!

    Wishbone Seam Welding??

    Just thought I'd ask before jumping in and doing it, at the moment the Cupra's wishbones are currently spot welded together in all the places marked with a red dot on this picture; There is around 30mm's gap between each spot weld, now I was thinking where the two plates meet, welding a...
  20. Rick1.8t

    bent wishbone and no reverse :-(

    Right, ive just gone round a corner just after it started raining, lost it and piled my car into the curb at about 25mph :censored: I now have a very bent wishbone and no reverse gear! Anynbody know why no reverse? has the shaft been forced into the box and ruined reverse? Anybody know...
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