Rear Bushes

[AlexMozza]

I have looked under the car and it appears that it is the suspension bush that goes into the boot (the one with the spring on it...cant remember it real name :s) and not the one on the lower arm as first thought.
Is there a part number for it? the old one has crumbled away :s

Thanks!

[DubSociety]

Trust me when I say this ... go Polybush, those nice Powerflex ones that cost approx £60.

You want to change them once, the old ones disintegrate too quickly and are an absolute basteward to remove!!!

[kr1s77]

hi all, i'm thinking about replacing my bushes next month. would this kit be ok.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWERFLEX-SUSPENSION-BUSHES-FULL-BUSH-KIT-VW-GOLF-MK3-/120606791206?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c14b99626

Thanks.

(sorry for hi-jack)

[AlexMozza]

Wow, I do need a set of them

Perhaps need a bit more than £60 first

[DubSociety]

Wow, I do need a set of them

Perhaps need a bit more than £60 first

Yeah thats the whole kit ... so your looking at £232 which is a decent saving as your buying everything and not just the rear beam ones like I did number (7) in the diagram on ebay.

And then around £200 odd for labour!

[AlexMozza]

Turned out just to be the rubber on the suspension strut between the bottom of the wheel arch and the strut...I feel a bit of a tit after all that

[Wayne]

Turned out just to be the rubber on the suspension strut between the bottom of the wheel arch and the strut...I feel a bit of a tit after all that

Top mounts, did you replace both parts.

[AlexMozza]

Yes i have

Ill take it for a drive in the morning and see if that has fixed it all

[AlexMozza]

i have just finished replacing the rear bushes...my god, they were SO easy. took about 1 hour to get the axle of then about 10 minutes to get the old one out by drilling out and hitting it out. i made a tool myself to press the new one in..hey presto that took about 10 minutes too

whole thing took no less that 2 hours from stop to Finnish...hardest part was connecting all the hoses back up, took about 2 hours to do that on its own!

I thought it would take ages and be really hard to do...ill put the photos up of the tool i made
If anyone is thinking of doing this let me know and ill let you know how to make the tool

Alex

[vwscottie]

ill put the photos up of the tool i made
If anyone is thinking of doing this let me know and ill let you know how to make the tool

Alex

Please do i`m thinking of doing mine soon