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[ahodgie]

Iv just put a bottom arm on the ns and found the rear bush a right pig to get line up the holes for the bolt any tips for when I do the other side in the next few days thanks 

[henryd]

I've always found that by pulling the hub assembly out of the way helps get the arm to lift to near horizontal which helps with fitting the rear bolt

[terry paget]

Yes, tie the hub out of the way. Then insert the wishbone as near horizontal as possible. Then crawl underneath and look up through the hole to see which way it needs to go, put a screwdriver through the hole to align the holes, then drop the bolt through.Hopefully it will peep through the bottom. Then you can turn it clockwise and it will screw itself through.

Good luck!
 

[plym ian]

I found unbolting the hub from the shock was my best way as I couldn't move the hub far enough.

[chrisgixer]

As said get the hub out of the way. Two long extension bars wedged against the welded on brake line bracket and the wheel arch I find helps.

If you have a bench grinder, take the slight bured looking edge off the metal of the bush, and or, lever the subframe bracket open with a large pry bar.

Do a test run so you can see wishbone slides in nice, with hub/shock out the way.

If it still won't go in you may find the roll bar is in the way of keeping the wishbone level. Keeping it level to the car is key or the bush twists in the hole and you'll never get it lined up. Remove both drop links with bith sides jacked on stands and you can lift the roll bar out the way if helps?
Wishbone slides in, bolt drops in, if wb level.( make sure you don't drop the bolt or socket in the subframe opening;) ) Then do the front bush bolt, then lever wb down with a bar in the hole and pin pointing out board. Place hub hole on top. Push shock in, pin pops in.



Ps, if the bush isn't pressed in square to the wishbone, that can cause agro as well.

[ahodgie]

Thanks guys your right I need to move the hub right out the way to get it in straight I hope the the drivers side goes in better 

[terry paget]

I assume you took the track rod off the hub. It sounds like you have done one side. I always have the wife lever the new wishbone down to get the wishbone taper pin into the hub, using a long lever through the hole in the wishbone. You will have noted that there is a 'waist' in the taper pin to accept pinch bolt. Do not torque up the front bolt until the car is back on its wheels and loaded normally - wife in driver's seat.

[Turk]

Polybush them and it'll be the end off any future bush issues. 

I polybushed mine with the wishbones left in place on the car a few years back and the bushes are still like new. I've also replaced both the ball joints with bolt-on jobbies. The flat horizontal bush doesn't seem take much of a hammering, so the o/e item is stil fitted and also doing just fine.

Previously I've been changing wishbones every 18 months or so.

Replacing the 'Anti-roll' bar bushes with polybushes was well worth doing too.

[chrisgixer]

If they are oe bushes, they MUST have the front bush bolt tightened wheels loaded. Or the front bushes will fail early.

Numerous ways of doing it, I place ramps under the wheels, if your jack is man enough.

Or, and or, when its on the set up ramp after the work is done, as you surely must. Get them to undo the bolts and re torque them to spec.