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[Andy B]

Just MOT'd the Omega this afternoon ready for taking to Newent (got shouted at for turning up in a Merc last year  ) talk about leaving it to the last minute  .

It could do with ..........
a couple of tyres for the back (they were borderline last year  )
front offside wishbone bush .... singular 
a couple of brake pipes could do with a wire brushing & greasing up

If only I'd got my harris into gear a couple of weeks ago & I wouldn't be running around like the proverbial blue bottomed fly before Friday morning! 

[chrisgixer]

Not another Mot pass thread.

TB hasn't recovered from the last one yet.


Where's Sassanach?

[Andy B]

Not another Mot pass thread.  ....

It's never had a fail ...... 

Just gott o decide if I want to replace the GM bushes like for like or polly bush the wish bones ..... not sure I want the firmness of polly though  ............ which reminds me about the polly rear bushes that are still in my garage 

[b4ndit]

Happy days

[PhilRich]

Nice One Andy, always good to hear 

[tidla]

Go for the polly.

Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.

[Webby the Bear]

Well done mate..... but turning up to an omega meet in a merc  isn't that punishable by tyre thread? 

[SIR Philbutt]

Well done mate 

And quite right too. You've showed off the Merc now follow OOF protocol - that's a good boy   

[Andy H]

Go for the polly.

Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.

+1 It doesn't feel harsh but I have lost that feeling that the front wheels are only held in place by old knicker elastic.

[Andy B]

Well done mate..... but turning up to an omega meet in a merc  isn't that punishable by tyre thread? 

It could be a combined oil & tyre thread .... 

[Andy B]

....
now follow OOF protocol - that's a good boy   

Sorry dad!   

[Andy B]

Go for the polly.

Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.

+1 It doesn't feel harsh but I have lost that feeling that the front wheels are only held in place by old knicker elastic.

OK I'll give them serious thought 

any links/suggestions? 

[Andy H]

These are the ones I have fitted.

Powerflex Omega Bushes

[Andy B]

These are the ones I have fitted.

Powerflex .....

Thanks Andy 

[Andy H]

To recap current thinking - take a pair of front wishbones that don't look to shabby, remove the old bushes and balljoints and fit:
- Poly front bushes
- GM rear bushes
- quality balljoints (I lost track of the recommendations so I bought GM)

fit to car & get WIM to do full geometry.

I was a bit shocked at how much play there was around the bolts for the replacement balljoints. I centered them as close as I could but I could easily have assembled them with one arm effectively 10mm longer than the other.