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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: petrolh34d on 12 February 2009, 23:44

Title: Emergency, need advice please.
Post by: petrolh34d on 12 February 2009, 23:44

Got a big trip planned for the golf tomorrow, and ended up having to take the driver's wishbone out tonight and shagging one of the bushings in the process.

The likelyhood of being able to get a bushing for a Mk2 Golf where I live is slim to say the least.

I need to know is there any other type of bushing that'll fit, like one out of a Mk3 for example.

It is the bushing at the rear of the wishbone that bolts upwards into the chasis.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Emergency, need advice please.
Post by: danny_p on 13 February 2009, 01:04

mk3  bushes  fit,   easyer and not much more expensive just to buy new wishbone,  there actually used on quite a few newer cars so readly avalible

Title: Re: Emergency, need advice please.
Post by: petrolh34d on 13 February 2009, 12:05

Thanks.

I take it that there are different wishbones on a Mk2 though?

Title: Re: Emergency, need advice please.
Post by: danny_p on 13 February 2009, 13:39

wishbones are diffrent, mk2 wishbones still vevry avalible.  i'm heavly biased no into not reuseing old ones,   new ones are not much diffrent in price to bushes and easyer to fit.   even if polybushing  would buy new wishbone and put the polys in that.  #

if you can do the pair  can transform the car  massivly for the better

Title: Re: Emergency, need advice please.
Post by: rubjonny on 13 February 2009, 13:49

look up your local gsf, highly likely they'll have mk2 bones with bushes on the shelf.  if it was me I'd buy a pair, dont forget to buy the metal slieves that go inside the rear bush.