knackered bushes - still squeeqing after wisbone replaced ?

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knackered bushes - still squeeqing after wisbone replaced ?

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my front left wheel was squeeking and making all kinds of horrible high pitched noises especially when i turn right, it was doing my frigging nut in not to menmtion embarrasing... so took it to the garage this morning and the bushes on the wishbone are knackared so its being replaced... bad times
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defo bad times.... how much it costing you to get it done??

i had to change mine and i ended up getting a new bottom arm with them all in for 15 quid and just fitted that lol
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i think its around 30 big ones... nothing major id prefer a new bottom arm. just waiting for a phonecall to say i can go get it, dont think its going to happen today though... meh !
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just got the call... 60 quid... pissssssed ! hope it comes with a free blowie !
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lol im going to upload a pic of the arm that came off it... ha ha so funny !. drives a lot better now no silly squeeking noises anymore :D

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... ha ha how bad is that considering there meant to be straight !

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Re: knackered bushes - still squeeqing after wisbone replaced ?

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ok the squeeking is a lot quieter but when ever i hit a hard right corner theres a sound of like metal hitting metal but only on a right hand turn ???

anyone got any ideas ?

think i may take it back to the garage as i paid for it to be fixed and yeah its better but its not fixed !
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