help with control arm bushes

[Robo]

Just replaced new no bull rubber ones as they caused front diff to move around uncontrollably.
that dreaded front end wobble on the tarmac and even hitting the slightest repaired pot hole.
to much flex. I shudder to think what it may of been like Off Rd.
Personally I'm spewing as they have caused alot of unnessary work and cost.
and no, nothing else needed doing had all been done and still wobbled,
replacement was diagnosed, preformed by nissan mechanic. go figure.
each vehicle is different so take your pick.

[werafa]

hmm - lesson learnt. I am not in a position to bin these ones unfortunately - but I will certainly remember the lesson and advice when they go on me.

Am getting ready to crawl underneath tomorrow afternoon. trouble is, the wet season has finally opened up and even the garage floor is wet.... good weather for ducks.

[Ben-e-boy]

hmm - lesson learnt. I am not in a position to bin these ones unfortunately - but I will certainly remember the lesson and advice when they go on me.

Am getting ready to crawl underneath tomorrow afternoon. trouble is, the wet season has finally opened up and even the garage floor is wet.... good weather for ducks.

The push/pull moment you mentioned earlier it when you take the radius arms off from the chassis. The are heavier than they look if you're not careful it will hit you in the face

[werafa]

OK, job is done. PU bushes went in easily by hand. The axle moved 5mm out of alignment on one side, and I had to winch this forward by looping a rope around axle and bull bar and twisting it.

tools needed:
24mm spanner + socket/bar. I also needed an extension pipe for the socket that was long enough to shear one of my cheap extension bars to crack the nuts.
22mm socket for the steering arm (tie rod?). drop one side to make room to drop the radius arms.
a jack to push the radius arms back into alignment
2 putty knives or similar to guide the bushes into place

taking the tyres off and lifting the car onto car stands also gave a lot more room to work.
I also used an LPOW (long piece of wood) to lever the arms out once the bolts were removed. the pushme pullyou moment was quite overrated, and one person can do this job easily.