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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / August 2004EA falcon bushes
Hi, just got my 1990 EA falcon serviced and asked the mechanic to give me a heads up for what will be required for rego.... new wiper blades, engine wash, front wheel bearing covers, front sway bar bushes, rear control arm bushes. He says to replace the bushes on the control arm he needs to replace the entire control arm with a reconditioned one. Do I really need to replace the entire control arm to fix the bushes? Would a specialist supension shop be the best place to do this? He quoted me $1100 to do the above and a service (plugs, oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter ). Sounds expensive to me.... I just had the service done for now Paul You can replace the bushes in the existing arm but it is standard for them to just exchange yours for an arm with fresh bushes - a reco unit. I think it is a little cheaper that way so don't worry about it. Do the sway bar bushes yourself. 30 minutes work and about $15 in parts. Same with the wiper blades. Take it to car lovers and wash the motor down. If you're game swap the control arms yourself - I'm guessing $120 odd exchange for the arms. Save yourself $1000. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Paul Thanks for the response. The only reason I am a little sus with his assesment is last year when I went to get my car rego'd, he told me i needed new front and rear sway bar bushes and new front shocks. He ended up putting in new sway bays and bushes front and rear (for some reason). I paid cash as usual ( which means he has no records of the work he did) anyway, apparantly this year i need new front and rear sway bar d-rubbers as well as rear control arm d-rubbers. Are d-rubbers different to bushes? I would have thought as I got new sway bars and bushes front and rear last year, all would be fine with them. Please excuse my ignorance of basic car related matters, but am I getting ripped off? > You can replace the bushes in the existing arm but it is standard for them > to just exchange yours for an arm with fresh bushes - a reco unit. I think [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If you're game swap the control arms yourself - I'm guessing $120 odd > exchange for the arms. Save yourself $1000. > Thanks for the response. The only reason I am a little sus with his > assesment is last year when I went to get my car rego'd, he told me i [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > excuse my ignorance of basic car related matters, but am I getting > ripped off? New sway bars?? I dont like the sound of that. Sway bars dont lose significant amounts of spring-action (when twisted or torqued) over time. D bushes have a slit which allows them to be fitted without removing the sway-bay (you simply open the slit and pop them around the bar. I haven't heard of D bushes being used on any other suspension parts. That rear control arm can make your car change direction when driven over small bumps in the road. That's what happened to an EA a friend had which had worn bush/s in that area. I'd be looking at a new mechy. Jason I 100% agree with Jason, look for a decent honest mechanic, brings back memories of a good lady friend of mine bein gripped off, since then she has learnt. Peter > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Paul Thanks for the advice! I took my car to an honest mechanic recommended by a friend, it passed the rego check with flying colors. Well, I did give it a wash, including the engine, and replaced the wiper blades. I shall never be going back to my previous mechanic again. > I 100% agree with Jason, look for a decent honest mechanic, brings back > memories of a good lady friend of mine bein gripped off, since then she has [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Paul Good to hear mate, makes ya wonder dosn't it. Happy motoring mate Peter > Thanks for the advice! I took my car to an honest mechanic recommended > by a friend, it passed the rego check with flying colors. Well, I did [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > > > Paul |
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