front lower wishbone question

[bernsaudi]

2 month back i had the bushes done, and now they are knackered again, are there two different sizes of wishbone? I ask this cuz I am lost for a reason for why they died so quick, being as I am sure they were fitted ok?

[Error404]

Doesn't sound right to me - are you sure they actually got changed the first time?!
if so what makes you think the wishbone bushes are knackered so quckly?>

[bernsaudi]

Hello, I was around when he did 'em, they have now got over quarter inch of play on the bone now, and knocks like **** when throttle on or off.Having had a look, it seems there is some room between the chassis bracket and the bone bushes either side of the bush. They are also audi originals, and when given the choice between 'cheap or not' he picked the not version.

[mcandmar]

2 months dosent sound very long, if you drive hard on rough roads you will kill them very quickly. I used to change mine on average every 6 months until i went with poly bushings. Then again thats Irish roads for you...

[Error404]

there is normally a "gap" between the wishbone and subframe as the central bush sleeve is wider then the wishbone - but obviously there shouldn't be any play. Have you pryed it yourself to check for excess play? Are you sure its the wishbones that are knocking not the top mounts or an ARB droplink?

[bernsaudi]

To be fair I havent checked the arb, but will a bit later and I will report back, cheers

[Error404]

I'd guess its not the wishbones TBH. If they had that much play, knocking would be the least of your worries, it'd be like driving a bowl of jelly

[S2central.net]

My bet is on ARB link rods here... No way 2 months will kill healthy new wishbone bushes - unless thats 2 months of severely heavy duty driving on horrendous roads.