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Wishbone bush movement
« on: 30 July 2010, 13:14:09 »
How much movement should be in a front wishbone? Largeish screw driver in the side, and I can get it to move about 1mm or 2.
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #1 on: 30 July 2010, 13:48:18 »
is it a fluid movement or can you feel a knocking or grinding? certain amount of movement is allowed as long as rubber is not perished/cracked
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #2 on: 30 July 2010, 14:11:05 »
mine was fubar and I could move it sideays even with my bare hand :-?

ps replacements were imposssible to move with hand..

pps service says their life is 40K miles..
« Last Edit: 30 July 2010, 14:12:38 by cem_devecioglu »
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #3 on: 30 July 2010, 15:16:58 »
it is a 'fluid' movement it 'bounces' as i apply pressure then release, no knocking sounds when i move it. Certainly cannot move it by hand, but how long can they last? Ticked over at 148.5k, i've never replacement, nor can i see any in the service history  :-/
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #4 on: 30 July 2010, 16:07:08 »
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it is a 'fluid' movement it 'bounces' as i apply pressure then release, no knocking sounds when i move it. Certainly cannot move it by hand, but how long can they last? Ticked over at 148.5k, i've never replacement, nor can i see any in the service history  :-/
Yeah but its only a 4 pot so there's been no real cornering or breaking forces applied to the wishbones ;D ;D
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #5 on: 30 July 2010, 16:29:16 »
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it is a 'fluid' movement it 'bounces' as i apply pressure then release, no knocking sounds when i move it. Certainly cannot move it by hand, but how long can they last? Ticked over at 148.5k, i've never replacement, nor can i see any in the service history  :-/
Yeah but its only a 4 pot so there's been no real cornering or breaking forces applied to the wishbones ;D ;D
Esp not with the world's slowest driver owning it for the last 70k ;)
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #6 on: 30 July 2010, 17:02:54 »
If you're not destroying front tyres, getting clunks and changes of direction under braking, and you're passing MOTs, then I wouldn't worry about them.
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #7 on: 31 July 2010, 15:08:55 »
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it is a 'fluid' movement it 'bounces' as i apply pressure then release, no knocking sounds when i move it. Certainly cannot move it by hand, but how long can they last? Ticked over at 148.5k, i've never replacement, nor can i see any in the service history  :-/
Yeah but its only a 4 pot so there's been no real cornering or breaking forces applied to the wishbones ;D ;D
Esp not with the world's slowest driver owning it for the last 70k ;)

Thats not what my license says  :P


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If you're not destroying front tyres, getting clunks and changes of direction under braking, and you're passing MOTs, then I wouldn't worry about them.

about 50k out last set of tyres, currenty 30k on fronts with current set, and 20 ish on rears, which are not lasting as well  :(

Getting a few knocks when cold, but i think drop links need to be done
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #8 on: 31 July 2010, 16:12:28 »
You need a bar and a torch, lever the wishbone away from the subframe bracket and peer in at the rubber bush, any cracks or splits they are fubar.

New are held very firmly, fubar ones move very easily.
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Re: Wishbone bush movement
« Reply #9 on: 31 July 2010, 16:13:28 »
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You need a bar and a torch, lever the wishbone away from the subframe bracket and peer in at the rubber bush, any cracks or splits they are fubar.

New are held very firmly, fubar ones move very easily.

Well you know what i am like  ;D

There was very little movement in it  :y
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