sub frame movement

[briangoo]

Hi all just. Been changing the an?ti roll bar end links & noticed the sub frame moved at the rear on the rubber mounts when I prized the anti roll bar down to fit the new end link. I had a old shape mondeo w reg which on my taxi test had the same bother& the tester moaned on about even though you had to yank like mad to move it. Any ideas plz

[briangoo]

hi all i've looked again & found all bushes to be fine but the sub frame defo has too much play for my liking. They are £65 a set has any one any experience with the front sub frame rear mount bushes plz

[briangoo]

watch dealers with these bushes £65 a set of 4 from 1 dealer but another would sell them seperately at £12 & £13 each why different prices god knows

[briangoo]

all done £75 labour but worth every penny the bushes were indeed shot to bits. although the garage did say they were a pig to do, but happy days & no banging makes me a happy taxi driver

[steve_earwig]

You were shouting in the wilderness... Well done for sorting it all on your tod

[gumby6371]

Well done, £75 labour must mean its a very cheap garage or a relatively easy job (with a lift and a well stocked tool box).
Did you hang about for a nosey while they were working?

[briangoo]

Yeah they are ok they do work on loads of taxis around the Newcastle area & break cars so spares are always plentiful. Also if they started to be dear or bad workmanship then Taxi lads would go elsewhere

[dirtydirtydiesel]

Well done Brian ,
Do you mind me asking the age of your car & the mileage, as I my have to look into doing mine

[briangoo]

No bother its a 51 plate with 126k. But mix my heavy right foot & the state of our roads humps potholes & so on I ain't surprised