Well, now I have all the rear suspension bits, I've had the car serviced today and the following has been reported:

Bottom arm bushes split, front top ball joints leaking.



What bits do I need to sort this please

So far I have

15 & 16 (Upper Arms)
24 Lower Arm Bolt x4
31 x2 (Nuts)
32 x2 (Clips)

11 & 12 (Lower Arms)
9&10 (Droplinks)
13
14
19
25
28 (bolts etc)

Is that everything?

Thanks as always

 

Are your castor / camber bushes free?

 

I believe so.

 

Heavy duty ball joints (£80) and poly bushes (approx £50) from Dixon.

 

I don't think thats LGs angle, he is a stickler for the factory fresh handling and I don't blame him. My car felt great when it was new.

 

Yeah, heavy duty ball joints for £80 is crazy - he isn't going to be off roading!

Get to your local motorfactor and they'll sort you out.

 

Bump, can anyone help with the bits I need please (just list the numbers)?

Thanks

 

I'd say the major item missing would be the lower balljoints- I think that's item 4 and the associated nuts.

I'd also consider changing the track rod ends which aren't shown in this picture.

 

Hi Simon how desperate are you for the parts? If you take into consideration my car is a 09 in the near future I will have a pair of lower ball joints available. I also have the upper wishbones but unfortunately they are poly bushed.ive promised Razz my track rod ends. Let me know and I can give you some idea when they will be off my car.

 

Looks like you will already have everything that you need to fix the reported problems.

If nothing is seized it should be a relatively straightforward job to just swap over the parts. Let me know if you need any help with this.