mikejbry Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 So my car is in for a p3 service, including diff and gearbox oil, clutch and brake fluid,etc etc They said the car is looking great, the cobra exhaust was a great fit and is on looking shiny. The only thing they picked up on was that both front tie bar bushes are very worn. He said it comes in at £318 to replace both with poly bushes. The part from Nissan comes with the bush and is over 400 each for the part. Am I right in thinking this is the better known banana arm??? Also what are my options. Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 That will be the 'banana arm' that they're referring too, we stock the Poly bushes if you needed them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejbry Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 What sort of labour is involved, he said its around 3hrs to change them, and they keep poly bushes in stock so he could get it done tomorrow morning. He also reccomended a full alignment at £120 inc vat which I think would be a good idea. Is the price about right? I assume it would be a proper geometry check. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 who is He? what makes him think that a full alignment would be a good idea, are you getting any uneven tyre wear? most places check alignment for free and then charge if they need to change anything - has the garage already decided the alignment is out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Alignment usually has just an initial charge and costings for any adjustments that need to be made.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejbry Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 'He' being the guy working on my car. No, was mentioned it would be reccomended after the bush change? At the moment i have told him to hold fire on the bushes. So I can see what my options are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejbry Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 No uneven tyre wear, but I do have a front creak going over speed bumps and its tram lining quite badly. So I believe him about the bushes being worn, I never mentioned I was having any issues. I did take the car to castle combe a few weeks ago so maybe that polished the bushes off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejbry Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 I suppose my question is, is this diy'able? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Before you even consider replacing the bushings, you will have to make sure that the ball joints are okay as they only come with the new compression rods (banana arm) Always good to get the geometry settings checked. Yes, definitely DIY doable, just drop me a PM if you require any further guidance. Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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