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I have a stilo 06 and i'm going to replace the rear axle bushes, any advice and how hard are they to do? Cheers
I have a stilo 06 and i'm going to replace the rear axle bushes, any advice and how hard are they to do? Cheers
Thanks for the replies. It's going to a garage.
Ah right ok. Now I'm confused. Cause I have a knocking sound from somewhere upfront. And when I go over potholes or bumps, its like I have NO shock absorber at all.
When the bushes went on my car the rear tyres started to wear on the inside and there was an annoying squeeky rubbing noise from the rear when turning, you can check easily by lifting the tyres off the ground and with a lever try lifting the pivot point it shouldn't lift up as they are designed to rotate also as mentioned there may be oil surrounding the area as the bushes are oil filled in 4 compartments.I did change them myself and took a good 6-8hrs, remember the whole rear axle has to come off the car as they can't be done on the car. The hardest part was taking the old ones out with an hacksaw and chisel then getting the new ones in I used some althread and a large lump hammer not for the faint hearted, really is a 2 person job but did manage on my own. Also remember many dealers will only sell the complete axle as they don't want the hassle remember dealer labour charges. although the bushes are readily available for about £35-45 which is a lot cheaper than a new axle,
What do dealers charge for the complrete axle?
Well if they're on the ball and have the right equipment then they can replace them in situ in 2min 36sec by the looks of it
Should be really cheap then to have them done at the dealers
Sorry to revive an old thread but just thought I'd add some pics after discovering the following today.