Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
Front Suspension which part?
Had the following MOT advisory (Suspension is really not my thing - but it's time to learn )
Front Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush Both sides, lower arm, rear bush (2.5.A.1c)
Is this a big job? Am I better off buying a whole component? or doing other jobs while I'm there, or is there a cheeky repair?
Thanks in advance...
18th Apr 2017 8:41 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 1787
You are on the right lines, the lower arms are a common MoT fail in that the rear bush fails, some replace the bushes but most will change the whole arm as at least the rear bolt (and possibly the front one) will have seized and needs cut out. Not a hard job but do your research on here as to what is needed, mark the cam bolts/washers carefully and a 4 wheel alignment is essential afterwards
ps chances are the other side may not be far away if not previously changed and it may be worth doing both (one alignment charge) and considering the RRS arms as an upgrade
I see it is both sides
18th Apr 2017 9:30 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
I plan on doing both of mine soon with the RRS Kit 614. I've had those same advisories for years but never stopped to think it could be the reason my handling has never felt great!!
18th Apr 2017 10:16 pm
trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
Biffysun wrote:
You are on the right lines, the lower arms are a common MoT fail in that the rear bush fails, some replace the bushes but most will change the whole arm as at least the rear bolt (and possibly the front one) will have seized and needs cut out. Not a hard job but do your research on here as to what is needed, mark the cam bolts/washers carefully and a 4 wheel alignment is essential afterwards
ps chances are the other side may not be far away if not previously changed and it may be worth doing both (one alignment charge) and considering the RRS arms as an upgrade
I see it is both sides
Sounds like good and labour saving advice. Upgrade makes sense too. Many thanks
19th Apr 2017 7:43 pm
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
Just changed my ARB bushes, Lower arms and getting my track rod ends fitted next week followed by a 4 wheel alignment. Already feels like a new car
20th Apr 2017 11:48 am
Danlor
Member Since: 23 Nov 2016
Location: Stoke on Trent
Posts: 4
Front Suspension which part?
Just had both bottom arms done on my D3, as I had a grinding noise on left hand bends . Thought it might be the top arm, but wasn't . I change it and the ARB bushes and the link arm that side, still had the problem.
Service manager at Lakeland Land Rover looked over the car while I was on holiday there and said the O/S bottom wishbone rear bush was shot...
I had a bill saying they had been changed last year. The previous owner had been stung!!!
Just had both bottom arms done along with N/S top arm and ARB link arm, as well as 4 wheel alignment.
Have no grinding noise now just an intermittent suspension fault occurring??
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I see it is both sides
just an intermittent suspension fault occurring?? 
