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General => General Technical => Topic started by: leggysrx7 on June 16, 2005, 09:30:33 PM

Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: leggysrx7 on June 16, 2005, 09:30:33 PM
Hi.

My car\'s booked in for next Friday to get the rear bushes replaced, looking for ideas what to expect price wise??

Thanks

Marc
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: fro on June 16, 2005, 10:19:49 PM
£50 per bush + fitting.
Fitting shouldn\'t take more than an hour or two, it\'s pretty easy :)
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: Baz on June 17, 2005, 08:58:48 AM
I just had 4 replaced on the rear.  Â£50 per bush + labour. £300 total.
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: Spotlamp on June 17, 2005, 01:05:41 PM
Took me 2.5 years to get mine replaced, if it\'s the top and bottom ones then you\'ll be amazed at how much of a difference it makes.  I feel safe going round corners now, always felt like it was twitchy with some oversteer...

Paid about the same too...

HTH
H
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: asp on June 17, 2005, 06:06:47 PM
i made my own,£50 is to much for what thay r,
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: Baz on June 17, 2005, 06:18:55 PM
Made a huge difference,it feels like its not falling round the corners now. Well worth doing.
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: jasonlel on October 15, 2005, 12:12:48 PM
Hmmmmm just a quick question.... The rear lower arm bushes can be replace? I thought the ball bearing bush are embeded into the arm and cant be replace... Or perhaps I\'m very wrong.....



Cheers,
Jason X :confused:
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: asp on October 15, 2005, 03:51:57 PM
u have to press them out :)   all of them can be changed
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: kev-yorks on October 15, 2005, 04:13:27 PM
Quote from: aspi made my own,£50 is to much for what thay r,
What did you use for the bushes? Looking at knocking some up for my Cosmo when i get around to it this winter.
Kevin
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: Ricco_04 on October 15, 2005, 05:24:04 PM
I had one of the bushes replaced in mine - what a difference.  The bush was around the £55 mark.  I have enquired only today with a company about buying all (12?) for the rear end of the car to see how much they are.  I will probably fit myself then have all laser alighnment done.
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: asp on October 15, 2005, 06:57:40 PM
Quote from: kev-yorksWhat did you use for the bushes? Looking at knocking some up for my Cosmo when i get around to it this winter.
Kevin


nylon rod,i think the code of the nylon was 66,
also a steel tube in the middle,

if u need more info i can take some pics
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: rotis23 on October 15, 2005, 07:44:56 PM
How can you tell if they need replacing? Or are you replacing as a matter of course?
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: ro284 on October 15, 2005, 07:56:05 PM
Worn rear bushes were picked up at last m.o.t pillow bushes i think they are called, but scraped through, but there is a definate clunk whan i hit a bump,
so i will probably get both sides done along with new fuel filter,as that sounds nasty job!
Bob
Title: Rear Bushes..
Post by: kev-yorks on October 15, 2005, 08:14:55 PM
Jack up the car so the wheels clear of the floor. Grab the wheel and push pull towards and away from you top bottom left and right. If there\'s any play you\'ll soon feel it, its just a case of seening which bush it is then. Top pillowball bushes were borderline on my Cosmo last test so i\'m going to replace them other the winter
Kevin
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