|
Author
|
Message |
|
|
 Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:30 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 09, 2012
Posts: 183
Trade Rating: +1
|
 |
Is this easy to do or is it a job for the garage who have quoted £130!
It was an advisory on the MOT as one of the bushings is quite bad.
I was told its easier to change the whole thing rather than mess about putting new bushes in.
I am quite handy as I have already changed the back axle on this car.
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:14 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 24, 2013
Posts: 267
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Near Portsmouth
|
|
If you can change the rear axle you can do the front arm easy
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:29 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2721
Trade Rating: +6
Location: UK
|
|
You'll need a chain and a long bar to lever the arm out. Makes the job a lot easier. Also a spare pair of hands to help. Its an easy job though, just dont buy chap wishbones!
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:32 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
|
|
Get new bolts too.
| | |
|
|
|
|
 | |  |
| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:05 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 09, 2012
Posts: 183
Trade Rating: +1
|
|
| Steve206 wrote: |
| You'll need a chain and a long bar to lever the arm out. Makes the job a lot easier. Also a spare pair of hands to help. Its an easy job though, just dont buy chap wishbones! |
Chain and crow bar! sounds harder than I thought!!!
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 4:28 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2721
Trade Rating: +6
Location: UK
|
|
You'll need it to pull the lower ball joint out, only tool that will work. Didn't you have your clutch changed not long ago?
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 3:16 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 09, 2012
Posts: 183
Trade Rating: +1
|
|
Yes Steve I did.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:06 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2721
Trade Rating: +6
Location: UK
|
|
Has it been knocking since then? Didn't you have problems with them doing your clutch?
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:24 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 09, 2012
Posts: 183
Trade Rating: +1
|
|
I cant here any knocking it was just an advisory on the mot.
I had loads of problems with the work the mechanic done when he replaced my clutch.
he took the clutch in and out 3 times!
had to have a new gearbox bearing.
Drive shaft seals both leaked out all over my drive.
a bolt sheared behind the front wheel
and where he kept jacking it up it ruined the rear axle bearing on one side so had to have new axle fitted!
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:27 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2721
Trade Rating: +6
Location: UK
|
|
Wondered if this might be another problem to add from that work? Were they original wishbones? I doubt you could bring this up with them as well though!
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:45 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 04, 2011
Posts: 1343
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Swindon
|
|
Front wishbone sounds worse to do than it is. You can do it in your own and instead of a chain I used a strong rope wound around several times. Do that at your own risk! My long bar is a 6ft length if scaffold pole. Using that it is so long that the weight of the wheel placed on the end is enough leverage on To get the arm down and bottom swivel out if the hub. The only real fiddly bit is that the bottom swivel often catches in the hub. It is just a bit of a faf to release but can be done as one man job.
To make getting the old arm off really easy just cut it in half with a disc cutter - that is what I often do with ones that are already knackered.
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Morris 1000, Austin 1100, Escort Mk2, Fiat Mirafiori, Alfa 33, Alfa GT Junior, Alfasud, Alfetta GTV (2x), Alfa 164 3.0 V6, Alfa 164 2.0, Alfa 75 V6, Alfa 156 2.4 (diesel remapped 200bhp), Alfa 147 GTA (3.6 295bhp), Alfa 159 (diesel remapped 245bhp 300ft.lbs @ 2500rpm)
Why isn't my daughter an Alfaholic? | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 1
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17133
Online Now [457]:
Visitors: 456
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
Forums Home
Forum FAQ
Search
