Lower wishbone movement

[Ivaan]

I've been trying to track down the source of a creaking / cracking noise from the front offside. There appears to be quiet a lot of play were the lower wishbone joins the chassis ( rear-most joint ). I assume that there must be a bush through which the bolts go, and this has worn. If one bush has worn, I may need to replace all the front suspension bushes, both sides. Do CC to a kit for this?

It looks a straightforward, easy enough job.....are there any pitfalls?

 

Cheers, Clive

 

1.6K SS BRG/Yellow Stripe

[Gridgway]

The metallastic bushes are easy to come by. However, it is a bit of a barsteward of a job unless you have a big press or are very good with sockets and a vice. I gave up on mine ay ho,e and got a man with a press to do it!

 

Graham

[Ivaan]

Graham, I take it you had to strip the whole upper/lower wishbone/hub assembly to take to workshop. How long did it take? Does it disturb the steering geometry?

 

Could be more than a Sat a.m job 😔

 

Clive

 

1.6K SS BRG/Yellow Stripe

[Gridgway]

yes, it is not too bad. If you are just doing the bottom wishbone, I think you can take that off without having to split the top balljoint. If you are doing the lot, the splitting of the top ball joint is the painful bit. If you need to take the top balljoint off the top wishbone, just count the revolutions you unscrew to be able to put it back.

 

Easy really.

 

Graham

PS easy apart from the whole bush in/out pressy thing!