Rear Trailing Arms

[macgill]

Evening all

 

Had my 07 reg serviced recently by Ford dealership. They said that i need to renew the bushes in both rear trail arms, only prob is that the bushes come with the arms complete. I am trying to locate a diagram which shows the layout of the arms connected to remainder of suspension and the possibility of a part number as i may be able to source them cheaper than Ford can. Can anyone help?

 

Thanks

[Stephen154]

what can of noise or knocking is it doing?

I had to get an intercooler from a main dealer as not avaliable yet so the same could be said of the rear trail arms.

They do normally come as an complete unit

[macgill]

No noise, knocking or undue movement whatsoever. Managed to get underneath recently to have a good look myself. Bushes do show very slight signs of perishing but nothing bad. Ford garage making it sound worse than it is. Will probably last a few more MOT's yet i reckon.

[smokie]

hi did you ever find these any cheaper.i have a bad knock and squeek from my rear suspension and i have been told that these are the problem. looking at the bushes they are knackered on both sides. the part is 175 pounds each from ford and i cannot find them listed anywhere else. i have also been quoted a full days labour to fit them. Whats really annoying me is that when the car first developed this knock i took it back to garage where i bought it from (2nd hand) and they told me that it wasn't covered under the extended warranty that i had been sold as it was considered a wear part?? i have read the warranty at it does state that wear parts like exhausts are covered as i would expect but surely a major part of the rear suspension like this cant be classed as a wear part? but it also states something about waer and tear and gradual reduction in performance due to age and mileage - the car had only covered 44,000 miles and was approx 4 yrs old when i purchased it. I am not a happy bunny.