MannyA

Hit a kerb avoiding a cat yesterday and bent the front lower suspension arm (NS) on my MY00 turbo. Next time kitty gets it.

Have ordered a new suspension arm, arriving next week and it looks quite simple to replace, however my question is, has anyone replaced this arm, how easy was it, and how are the bushes fitted? Do I need a press to get the bushes out or are they bolted on?

Any Help appreciated, a diagram / exploded drawing of the swing arm would be ideal.

Cheers

mark@wrx

Easy job to do. Starting from after jacking the front of the car up and putting on axle stands.
Undo the drop link from the bottom arm. Remove the split pin and remove the ball joint nut (underside) of arm. Remove the front locating bolt (horizontal through sub frame) and then remove the rear mounting block (19mm bolts into chassis) Bottom arm drops off! Replace in reverse order of above.

Check the tracking!

MannyA

Thanks, ive ordered the arm, do you know if it comes with teh bushes installed, also do I need a ball joint breaking tool or does the ball joint come apart easily?

mark@wrx

It should come with the bushes already in it. The ball joint usually needs a little levering to break the seal but nothing too strenuous.

v5 man

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Sorry to hear that mate Just got my scoob back on the road after mounting a central reservation kerb at speed (driver error ). Damaged my front wheel (not made anymore) so 4 new wheels and tyres (18") and Koni adjustable shock I know how you feel!!!!!



Cliff