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Technical Changing front bushes on Marea

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Technical Changing front bushes on Marea

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Hi Guys

Firstly thank you for a great site.

Recently bought a Marea TD100 SX Weekender and have just had a new cambelt fitted. The garage adjusted the rear shoes and I desperately need new pads and bushes but old story, have run out of bread. The pads seem pretty sraight forward to change but after reading some reviews of changing the front bushes I'm left scratching my head.:confused:

Could anyone give me some advice on the proceedure? Not sure if I have to change the wishbones as well. Any help would be reeeally appreciated.

Cheers

Hats
 
It's simpler to change the wishbone than try to change the bushes themselves, as they need to be pressed off and the new ones pressed back on and trying to find someone to do that could be difficult.
 
just changed the front wishbones on my brother's 1.9jtd; you will need a good set of sockets, a torque wrench and preferably a pit; I had a lot of difficulty getting the holes in the bush clamps to line up so I must have done something wrong; as soon as I removed the old wishbone the suspension arm/stub axle moved and manoeuvring it into position was difficult because of the spring; I fitted the ball joint first to avoid damaging the rubber boot then managed the get one bolt in a bush; impossible to get the others in despite a trolley jack under the hub so I replaced the wheel and let it take the weight and then drove forwards and backwards slightly with the handbrake on to line everything up; took a lot of patience....
 
Thanks guys

Armed with this new infomation I shall ring around for parts and jack her up tomorrow to take a closer look. I'm a novice but sounds like its do-able.

Sorry for any confusion, front pads and bushes need changing. Shall try to source wishbones complete with bushes as suggested. Not sure if its advisable to change discs while doing pads?

Really appreciate your response everyone.:) Shall keep you posted. Any other advice welcome.
 
just change discs if they look worn although these days the discs often wear out at the same rate as the pads; softer metal now there is no asbestos in the pads....
 
Yes, wishbone comes as an assembly. Got mine from local factor and not expensive. The Discs are easy to change and not too expensive but no need if they are not worn
 
Hi Guys

Finally got around to changing wishbones a few weeks ago with a friend. Sorry for delay in getting back. I've found changing the wishbones easier than trying to work out how to post images on this thread!!

I bought a Marea 96-03 CD workshop manual for a fiver on e-bay from a company called NewAutoBooks Productions and wanted to post some useful diagrams but alas my IT skills fail me.

Anyway heres what we did.

1. Undid the bolt securing the wishbone balljoint to the vertical link.
2. Undid the nut securing the link to the anti-roll bar and shock absorber and disconnected the link.
3.Undid the 4 bolts securing the wishbone to the steering subframe and removed.
4. As stated by other users in the forum, the new wish bone has restricted space to maneuver it into the correct position so we elected to undo the bolts connecting the front shock absorber to the hub which allowed for easy access and aligned the wishbone without problems and simply reversed the above proceedures.

So thanks again johnson550, fatnav50, tinytim and renegade8 for your contributions. Until next time. Happy motoring.

Hats
 
hats said:
Hi Guys

Finally got around to changing wishbones a few weeks ago with a friend. Sorry for delay in getting back. I've found changing the wishbones easier than trying to work out how to post images on this thread!!

I bought a Marea 96-03 CD workshop manual for a fiver on e-bay from a company called NewAutoBooks Productions and wanted to post some useful diagrams but alas my IT skills fail me.

Anyway heres what we did.

1. Undid the bolt securing the wishbone balljoint to the vertical link.
2. Undid the nut securing the link to the anti-roll bar and shock absorber and disconnected the link.
3.Undid the 4 bolts securing the wishbone to the steering subframe and removed.
4. As stated by other users in the forum, the new wish bone has restricted space to maneuver it into the correct position so we elected to undo the bolts connecting the front shock absorber to the hub which allowed for easy access and aligned the wishbone without problems and simply reversed the above proceedures.

So thanks again johnson550, fatnav50, tinytim and renegade8 for your contributions. Until next time. Happy motoring.

Hats
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what did it cost you fella??
 
Changed the front pads and discs too.

brake pads £ 28 pair
brake discs £ 21 each
wishbones £ 47 each

TOTAL £193 inc VAT
 
Well done for doing it yourself, the money you have saved on garage price labour alone is a mass saving. Plus, the confidence and knowledge you have gained to tackle future problems. Again 'well done'
 
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