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Offline Bellend

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What wishbone bushes?
« on: 23 July 2011, 21:28 »
Basically I've killed a VAG rear wishbone bush in 7K miles.  :huh:

Plus my mum was driving for a lot of those miles and a lot were motorway miles, however admitedly I do a lot of late night driving and reasonably hard.

The wishbone is sitting over the bush, it's not really even connected.

The car isn't even that low, sure the wishbones do sit upwards a little, but not as much as they sit downwards as standard if you get me.

When I put them on I left all the bolts lose, drove up a bumpy road put it on the ramp so it all sat naturally and did them up, so that the bushes don't get too twisted as the ramp is let down.

One side is alright still but the other is knackered. MOT man reckons poly bushes. Would these be more suspect to "levering out" as Mr MOT put it?

Or should I just get some TT bushes?

Like I said the car isn't that low, it's just the rear bush, it's knackered.

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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: What wishbone bushes?
« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2011, 22:26 »
Seems odd that just one side should wear out and after only 7k miles. Could have been a faulty bush from new if you feel it was installed correctly.
TT or Mk4 R32 bushes are supposed to fit these.

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Re: What wishbone bushes?
« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2011, 23:26 »
Put a wishbone in so bushes were already in it.

This one is a bit older then the other one but 7K is stupid.

Thanks was reading MK4 R32 bushes. I might get some.

Removed the old bushes on another set of VAG wishbones so want something to slip in.

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