Home > Maintenance & Mods (L322) > Front Lower arm suspension bush fails rapidly. Ideas please. |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8207 |
I would think the only "normal" thing that would accelerate wear is continued dry steering...
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12th Sep 2016 4:54pm |
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belldarr Member Since: 14 Jun 2014 Location: Bucks Posts: 149 |
Hi - I did read that when fitting these whoever does it needs to just loosely fit the bolts while the car is on the axle stands - then when the weight of the car is back on the wheels you can tighten the bolts up to spec - this stops the bushes "twisting" under load - this leads to premature wear, could this be the problem?
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12th Sep 2016 7:41pm |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8516 |
^this is true, and I have had a set go because of it. 4 post ramp is a must!
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12th Sep 2016 8:17pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8207 |
It says in the post that the first set may not have been tightened like that but the second and third set were....... Pete
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12th Sep 2016 9:11pm |
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Clive603 Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Sussex Posts: 35 |
Can't see it being a steering alignment issue as the tyres that were on it when she arrived were merely very worn. Far too worn but evenly so.
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12th Sep 2016 9:19pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8207 |
Dry steering means turning the wheels when the car is stationary, with power steering this puts a lot of stress on the suspension arms, you should be moving, even very slowly before you turn the wheel.... Pete
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12th Sep 2016 10:08pm |
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Clive603 Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Sussex Posts: 35 |
Haylands
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13th Sep 2016 9:51pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
Id maybe go for a long drive with her and see what she's like. Maybe there is a certain bad road thats hammering the bush in a weird way but to me it sounds like they may need fitting as above and a proper 4wheel laser alignment done as well. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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14th Sep 2016 10:06am |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8516 |
It could be a country road, the road I used to drive down to site had terrible potholes on the N/S. Used to eat ball joints on the transit and Renault vans. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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14th Sep 2016 9:04pm |
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Clive603 Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Sussex Posts: 35 |
Bumping this thread as she has gone through two more sets of lower arms and the knock is still there.
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5th Feb 2017 1:35pm |
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holidaychicken Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 1086 |
May not be related but do you have Dunlop struts ? |
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5th Feb 2017 10:34pm |
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Clive603 Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Sussex Posts: 35 |
Far as I know they are still original ones on there. Car has done 89,000 (ish) miles and I'd have probably have heard if they had been changed.
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5th Feb 2017 11:04pm |
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zarnd Member Since: 22 May 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 459 |
I have a knock that is coming from the OSF on mine and it is definitely not bushes but probably the strut.
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6th Feb 2017 8:48am |
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Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3234 |
^^
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6th Feb 2017 10:06am |
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