xantia wishbone bushes

[allanmc]

hello, xantia series 2 hdi 110 removed the drivers side wishbone yesterday to replace the bushes both front and back, also renewed the inner ball joint and trackrod ends, bigger job than I thought been at it all day although time means nothing to me as I am well retired, I have a wee question as I did the job with the suspension on high I cant get the bottom ball joint to go in will it be ok to start engine and put suspension to low, I intend starting the other side on mon. so should be a bit easier I hope.thanks.
allan

[red_dwarfers]

Have you jacked up both sides or just drivers? If its just the drivers it sounds like a sensible idea to me as the anti roll bar will compress the strut.

[CitroJim]

That's odd. Never known it to be a problem on a Xantia. It can be a 'mare on conventionally sprung cars but yes, thinking on, I've always done the job with the suspension in low so the strut is all floppy. If you left the suspension high than yes, the anti-sink valve will have popped into action and left the struts full rigid and extended...

[allanmc]

Thanks for getting back to me I will have to wait until tomorrow when my son will be here I would rather have someone outside the car to make sure everything is OK when I start it up.I now know to have the suspension on low when I start the other side thanks again.
allan

[allanmc]

After replacing the wishbone bushes, inner ball joints, and track rod ends I now have to get the tracking done can most garages do this thanks
Allanmc

[red_dwarfers]

Most garages can. I usually go to a local tyre and exhaust place, they certainly should have the right gear!

[allanmc]

This is a wee update on the jobs my sons and I did on the Xantia, the Wishbone bushes and inner ball joints and trackrod ends, it took us longer than I had thought it would,especialy after reading on the forum about the guy who did his wishbone bushes in 2 hours, if I can add something about the fitting of the P Bushes there was a guy on youtube showing how to do it by laying the wishbone on a flat surface and the part of the P bush with one hole flat on the surface so thats how I did it so I just hope it is OK time will tell, I had the tracking done at a place with the Laser system so I hope I can have a rest from the garage for a wee while
allanmc

[c.morewood]

This is a wee update on the jobs my sons and I did on the Xantia, the Wishbone bushes and inner ball joints and trackrod ends, it took us longer than I had thought it would,especialy after reading on the forum about the guy who did his wishbone bushes in 2 hours,

Sorry Allan, I didn''t mean to be misleading about the time it would take.. I had done mine only 4 months previously so knew exactly what to do and what sizes of spanners etc. in Jan it took more like 6 hrs for just one bush.
Having Roberts old set of wishbones was a godsend as I was able to set up the p bush fairly accurately first before removing my wishbone from the car.. and of course then it was just a straight swap. And that was only for one side! ! just hope it lasts more that 4 months this time