Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14000
Rear lower wishbones
Hi
Hope everyone is keeping well and managing to also stay cool , may i quickly pick ur brains please
My Mot isn’t due till mid sep and had the rear lower wishbones as an advisory
Am wondering are they very difficult to replace please , as wish to be extra careful with the proposed energy price increases I’m thinking if I can do them my self or if it’s really the case to get a garage to replace them
Do have a mechanic that does basic servicing , Mot etc where he will pick my disco up and then drop it off at the end of the day , labour wise I’ll be looking at around £320 which equals roughly 4 x hours
More than likely I’ll get this kit from advanced which works out around £260.00
So by the time I put a Mot etc on top I’ll be looking around £600 , so just thinking in what kind of job it is, do have an impact driver and torque wrench etc , rear uppers have already been done thank god
Plus would it be worth replacing the bottom hub bushes plse, , have done the uppers , however on checking what the part numbers are I see the lower bush has a large circlip and the top bush a knuckle clips which to be honest I never saw on mine and if it’s missing , part number SKZ500012
Many thanks and hope u didn’t mind me asking , I’m always so extremely grateful for the help and massively indebted by such kind advice
Have a great day , apologises with me waffling as per usual, lol , keep safe and well in this very hot weather
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Last edited by gstuart on 12th Jul 2022 2:50 am. Edited 3 times in total
12th Jul 2022 12:38 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14000
Apologises as forgot to ask please , if for argument sake I wasn’t able to get the wishbones done before the expiry of the MOT do I have to SORN it or can I simply leave it on my driveway until such times I can get the garage to collect it for its MOT please
Will still be insured and taxed
Many thks once again and sorry for the daft question ,
12th Jul 2022 12:58 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8184
I have seen the same advisories listed on MOTs for three years, unless you have a knocking on the rear end and cash is tight I would put it in for the MOT early and see what happens, some MOT testers seem to be OTT with Disco suspension bushes, mine failed on bushes 6 months after LR had changed them, took it to a different tester following day and it past without any advisories It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
12th Jul 2022 5:17 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14000
Many thks and indeed see where ur coming from with regards to various test centres
Am limited a little bit because the garage kindly picks the disco up for me and takes it to the mot station , mainly so that I don’t have to wait around for ages , plus haven’t heard any knocking from the rear
Out of curiosity have u seen anything about that top bush clip please , ref SKZ500012
As always very grateful
12th Jul 2022 8:06 am
jagbloke
Member Since: 06 Dec 2009
Location: leicestershire
Posts: 66
I dunno about the bushes - would like to as mine are advisory this year - all the rear and the front too.
As for MOT expiry - you are allowed to drive to an MOT after a fail or expiry - if stopped by Police it will help greatly if MOT is booked and not at the other end of the UK
In you case, garage can collect and drive after expiry.
There is of course an overriding obligation for the car to be roadworthy - so you would still be subject to a fine/points if a tyre was illegal for example.
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