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3rd June 2019, 13:45 | #1 |
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Hi all. Had a suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front (both)
suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn. My concern with taking the vehicle back to the same garage is that I had new arms/bushes fitted two years ago at the same place and have only done 10.000 miles since. I have had no feedback during driving to suggest there is wear. The garage also say that the parts they use are Rover and not cheaper aftermarket ones. Thoughts welcome. I cannot seem to download images. |
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3rd June 2019, 13:58 | #3 |
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buy the parts your self and then get it fixed best way to get it and is cheaper
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Not likely. My guess would be they didn't get changed last time they were supposed to be sorted out. |
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You, or your mechanic need to examine exactly where the play is - easy to do once the wheel is off the ground and the car securely chocked. |
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I make no claim to allowing slack / clearly worn out joints getting a pass, but the manual has a section relating to the permissible play. |
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Thanks all for your thoughts. I did repair the front struts a few months back after a broken coil so quite possible I either did not tighten the pinch bolts or they were already worn, hence I now understand how the ball joints would wear and also how the rear bushes would too. The car failed on the same items at a second MOT centre so I am getting lower arms and rear bushes replaced. Still a fantastically smooth car to drive and great value considering it is now 17 years old.
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5th June 2019, 09:16 | #8 |
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Worth checking to see where the play is mate, if the hubs are worn then fitting new lower arms won't cure it.
You may save the cost of buying new arms though. |
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