Worn wishbones

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:02

My car's getting fixed up for it's MOT, there's a big of a rigidity in the front suspension. this is usually the bushes but a guy thats gonna fix it reckons it's the wishbones. How can I (if at all) tell if this is the case over the bushes?

its a 106

mattyprice4004 · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:14

I'd say bushes tbh. Oh and you took the pee out of my Rover once, kept the 106 quiet didn't you!

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:16

I've never claimed it to be anything other then a french turd, but it's cheap, like the budgie

mattyprice4004 · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:33

That's my excuse, to be fair my mate has a 106 and the damn thing refuses to die

bullit in head · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:55

I would have though they are one in the same thing, just some cars require the wishbones and bushes as awhole replacing as the bushes dont come seperatly.

bullit

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:06

whishbone = £40
bush = £5

Hxc · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:17

How did you go about getting new keys?

InvaderGIR · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:22

Hxc said:
How did you go about getting new keys?

Smashed the window and put a screwdriver in the ignition barrel would be my guess.

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:37

ex girlfreind of fail found my main key in her house, it was the same with my passport, and other stuff, wench is gone and still costs me money

InvaderGIR · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:38

:/ You left the stuff there...or she stole it?!

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:40

no lol it was left there, she said she looked high and low, all the time it was in a draw in the kitchen

wimin!

Dogbreath · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:49

What do you mean there is some rigidity in the suspension? Are you expecting it to be all floppy? :confused:

miniyazz · 10 Sep 2009 at 18:21

rover416i said:
Oh and you took the pee out of my Rover once, kept the 106 quiet didn't you!

You keep a record of everyone who's taken the pee out of your Rover?

Fuzz · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:38

Dogbreath said:
What do you mean there is some rigidity in the suspension? Are you expecting it to be all floppy?

This !

What you say (The OP) doesn't make any sense. When things wear out on the suspension, it doesn't go stiff, it starts rattling and there will be a bit of play in the worn component.

malfunkshun · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:46

Short of being bent, twisted or rotten I could only imagine the wishbone failing if a bush had failed entirely and there was metal on metal. I doubt you would fail to have noticed this in use though. If that were the case I would expect what ever was connected to the wishbone through the failed bush to be knackered too... very odd.

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:52

nokinidea said:
This !

What you say (The OP) doesn't make any sense. When things wear out on the suspension, it doesn't go stiff, it starts rattling and there will be a bit of play in the worn component.

How would there be play? It feels like I've got wooden wheels going over the slightest bump

malfunkshun said:
Short of being bent, twisted or rotten I could only imagine the wishbone failing if a bush had failed entirely and there was metal on metal. I doubt you would fail to have noticed this in use though. If that were the case I would expect what ever was connected to the wishbone through the failed bush to be knackered too... very odd.

I honestly don't know hence why I'm asking :/

Fuzz · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:55

Sounds more likely your shocks are seized or something or you simply fail at explaining what the car is doing

Play = component fails, starts eating the material it is made of, gap is left where material / rubber / metal should be, rattling clonking noise evident, upon inspection you can move the component about because it's ****ed.

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:57

It's rattling so bad the trims falling off - What more can I say :/

InvaderGIR · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:00

Muffin` said:
It's rattling so bad the trims falling off - What more can I say :/

To be fair, it is a 1.5d 106...so that'll happen anyway.

Fuzz · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:01

Rattling and rigidity are two opposite ends of the meaning of the word spectrum !

So you do indeed fail at explaining what the car is doing in your OP after all

Right then... get under the car and find out what's about to fall off, basically move the suspension about until you find the loose bit and replace it.