has anyone replaced a wishbone on a version 5 before?

any hints/tips/instructions

cheers

 

Easy job: 3 spanner Halford type rating
Slacken wheel nuts
Jack up the front safely
Remove wheel.
Remove splitpin on lower strut ball joint, free the ball joint (can need persuation)
Free the antiroll bar link off bar or wishbone.
Remove the wishbone front bush bolt in subframe
Remove the wishbone rear bush block off chassis. Very big bolts and can be VERY difficult. You might need a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar, or you might be lucky with your torque wrench.

The wishbone is now free to come out.

Fitting is a direct reversal. Observe the torque settings needed and use new split pin!
Note: you might need to have the alignment checked after.

hope this helps.

Graham

 

To add to Grahams input -

you'll need an Allen key and a ring spanner to undo the anti roll bar drop link - the allen key fits inside the thread. Otherwise the link will spin round when you try and undo the nut.

HTH

Cheers
Rob

 

LOL:
I remember trying to see how to stop mine spinning when serving my apprenticship on Impreza's 4 u=years ago. Allen socket was full of crud and I couldn't see it.
Jolly Green Monster sorted my embarrasment...

 

do ya know the torque settings??
or FT it is

 

I think I used 60 Lbft on the rear blocks with the bolt threads very clean and a mere whisper of WD40 on them before fitting. Done me ok for 4 years so must be right!
Never came loose.