Track Control Arm And Bushes

[mickyt]

hi been quoted for work needed to pass mot that track control arm and replacement bushes on front offside and front discs and brake and pads on front

around 276.00 complete

and can anyone tell me what track control arm and bushes are and what they do?

cos i thought bushes were things that grew in fields not on cars B)

thanks

mick

[JohnR]

Lower wishbones. Can get them on ebay complete with the ball joint for about

[adrianf.]

O dear

 

 

Put very simple the track control arm is on each end of the stearing rack and turns the front wheels from side to side and rubber bushes are mounted at various points around the suspension and stearing set up to enable some flexibility and movement. In other words yours is knackered and there is too much movement.

 

Adrian

Edited October 15, 2007 by adrianf

[mickyt]

ant the price reasonable or not

what do you think?

[JohnR]

The track control arm is part of the lower wishbone. I did mine 3 weeks ago. The job took about 45 minutes per side. You need jacks and stands plus 19,21 and 22 spanners/sockets and a hex key (6mm I think, but could be 8).

 

Here's the link to the ones I got:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUSPENSION-WISHBONE-...VQQcmdZViewItem

 

I also did the front disks and pads. Biggest problem is undoing the 27mm hex bolts for the front callipers....need a chunky straight ring spanner and 4lb hammer!

[sparky Paul]

Put very simple the track control arm is on each end of the stearing rack and turns the front wheels from side to side

 

They're the track rod ends. There does seem to quite a bit of confusion between these two parts.

 

JohnR is correct, the track control arms are the bottom suspension arms or 'wishbones'. New track control arms come with the bushes fitted.

Edited October 15, 2007 by sparky Paul

[mickyt]

thanks fellas :25: