Is this suspension bush easy to change?

[omegaman]

21 minutes ago, jonwat said:

Must have been very well greased when last assembled then 

It was a 55,000 mile Californian car. I don’t think any of the suspension had been changed. Every nut and bolt came undone easily. Shame they aren’t so easy to put back together 🤣

[GreenGoddess]

I thought I'd let you all know that my car passed its MOT yesterday even with the damaged suspension bushes. I asked the mechanic who tested the car about the damaged bushes and he said that as long as there is no significant movement then it will not fail the MOT. The bushes on my car are badly deteriorated but apparently they are still doing their job. I am still going to get them replaced when I can.

[Sparky]

Yeah, thought it would.  Just bear in mind that the job gets worse the longer you leave it!

I reckon you're already looking at replacing that lower arm.

[Chillidoggy]

I never knew Stevie Wonder had a side hustle as an MOT tester. I guess you live and learn, eh?

[Kevin Wheeler]

I have just had a call from my mechanic telling me that this needs to be done on my 84 Turbo.

Looks like I should expect a big bill. 

[mike.griese]

If the rears are this bad, the fronts probably are as well.  I've done these on all of my cars, and there is a noticeable difference in handling with new bushes all around.  I would suggest replacing the rear upper links with adjustable links so you can adjust rear toe.  Should you choose to do the fronts, may as well replace the front ball joints as long as the front suspension is apart.  This would also be a good time to replace shocks...

[ramjet]

On 02/11/2022 at 05:27, omegaman said:

It was a 55,000 mile Californian car. I don’t think any of the suspension had been changed. Every nut and bolt came undone easily. Shame they aren’t so easy to put back together 🤣

Mine all came apart easily as well when I had to do some work on the rear end of the car.

I have seen photos of cars from the UK which would make me run a mile.