Has anyone got any experience replacing the bush in the rear hub assy that the HICAS arms connect to? Also, any idea where they can be sourced from as all the bush kits I have seen have purely been for suspension components and not for the HICAS assembly. I'm not 100% sure if its a bush or a ball joint though...

 

Thanks

 

Gareth

Its a ball joint mate and you will need a press so its hub off time.

 

You can get them from here http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CP&Product_Code=55154-Z32TT.

 

Scrawn.

...or off the shelf at MJP (Eastern Auto)....£37.01 + VAT

i got mine from mike feeny, it took a while to do.

 

if i was you, so you dont make the same mistake i did and buy the wrong thing.

 

jack rear of car up, put jack head under diff and jack up, goto pass rear wheel, grab at 9 and 3 oclock positions, try and wobble wheel if its wobbles (you may feel a little clunk) then its the hicas arm, to check the ball joint that it attatches to grab the arm where it joins to the hub arm and move rear to front, if there is movement that way then you need to replace that also, do the same to the drivers side, you will more than likely just need to replace the innder tie arm, thats the most common part to fail.

 

mike has these in stock, and are easy to fit. you will need to have the rear camber and toe done after changing them.