Rear end feels a bit funny!!

[AlexMozza]

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=165776.20

There you go
took far longer to get the axle off and back on than it took to put the bushes in

[AudiA8Quattro]

Are you saying 1 hour to fit the bushes or do the whole job?

[AlexMozza]

Bushes, both sides. Its a b!tch to get the axle back on though as its needs to be perfectly lined up. Getting it off is easy though

[AudiA8Quattro]

I thought so.
That tool looks pretty good.
Yours came out quite easily, mostly they don't.
Like i said, book time is 2 hours to remove and fit the axle, if you are very good and very lucky!!

[AlexMozza]

Its certainly worth trying it yourself before losing £150+ at a garage

[Wayne]

Mine felt the same, the problem went when I fitted coilovers so could be knackered shocks.

[Stirring Moose]

Mine felt the same, the problem went when I fitted coilovers so could be knackered shocks.

+1. Knackered dampers can make life very interesting. Also, what tyres are on the car? My 'Valver seems quite sensitive to different tyres. Had some el cheapo ones for a brief period which were predictably (or rather worrying unpredictably  ) awful. Of the decent stuff, I've found Dunlop and Pirelli to work quite well but tried a set of Goodyears and things got a bit weird; no shortage of grip but very short of feel. Admittedly things aren't as critical on the back so unlikely to be your problem but worth a thought maybe.

S.M.

[Bellend]

Mine felt the same, the problem went when I fitted coilovers so could be knackered shocks.

IMO lowering a car could put enough pressure on failing bushes to firm them up a bit to appear solid.

[Wayne]

Mine felt the same, the problem went when I fitted coilovers so could be knackered shocks.

IMO lowering a car could put enough pressure on failing bushes to firm them up a bit to appear solid.

Well the mk3 was underdamped from new which does not help, I would add that when I removed the old shocks they both looked to be leaking, don't think I had any issues with rear bushes the car had only done 51k from new.

[archie837]

One of my old shocks had popped itself - felt like it was going to let go on right handers and bobbed and weaved. When I switched to coilies problem went away.

When I checked in with the Phirm to get a price on ym rear bushes they reckoned about 3 and a bit hours labour at £60 ex VAT plus the price of the bushes too.