Xantia track control arm bushes.

Brigsygtt · Unread post by **Brigsygtt** » 09 Nov 2009, 17:48

Need to do my tca bushes on my xantia asap as there knocking like a gooden.

Im going to order the bushes from gsf as there a lot cheaper than my local motorfactors. Looking at the website there are two different tca mushroom bushes?

N42227A FR TR CON ARM BUSH-FR XANTIA(MUSHROOM SHAPE)

N42227 FR CONT ARM FR BUSH XANTIA FRONT BUSH (MUSHROOM SHAPE)

Which one do i need? my xanitia is a 97 1.9td lx..

Cheers in advance

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 09 Nov 2009, 19:04

Possibly, one is just a different brand to the other? I fitted Sasic ones last week.

Don't forget to re-torque with the motor running and the car at normal ride height...

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Nov 2009, 19:07

and weight on its wheels,

are you sure its the arm bush's as knocknig is usualy the anti roll bar drop links

regards malcolm

Brigsygtt · Unread post by **Brigsygtt** » 09 Nov 2009, 19:29

Aye will tighten them up when theres weight on the wheels.

Could poss be two different make of bushes?

100% sure its the bushes. The droplinks were replaced recently, its a heavy knock not the tap like they make.

The bushes are heavily cracked & the track control arm will move easily when car is jacked up, the p-bush is like a floppy thing. Havent done bad for 161k though.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Nov 2009, 19:42

ok you will have enormous fun fitting them especialy the P bush, it can sometimes work out more cost efective to fit a new artm with the bush's already fitted,

cost efective only as fare as time is cocerned

regards malcolm

Brigsygtt · Unread post by **Brigsygtt** » 10 Nov 2009, 00:05

Got plenty of time so will give the bushes a go. Also just got meself a nice 20 ton press which should be up to the job. I done the rear bushes on my old ax derv with a hammer & vice, similar kind of setup?

I was going to buy a full arm, but the price difference is massive, ill be grudged paying the extra. I prefer genuine tca's, pattern parts always seem to be poor imo.

Cant be any harder than the gt turbo bushes, i had to grind/chop the old track control arm off as the bolts rust solid in the metal inserts!

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 10 Nov 2009, 07:36

ok
you will need to cut the inner sleave of the P bush off as it is an interferance fit, and make sur you get the new one back on in its corect orientation/plane

regards malcolm

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 10 Nov 2009, 11:18

I had a curly one with my changeover. The guys somehow managed to tweak the height control link - you could see the chafe marks - when pushing the ARB away to free everything.

It's best if you don't have this misadventure, as resetting the ride height took so many iterative tries - even when getting close, it was forever 3/16" the wrong way!

Brigsygtt · Unread post by **Brigsygtt** » 06 Dec 2009, 19:48

Bushes done, no big deal really took about 4 hrs. The p-bush/mushroom bush on the passenger side had fell to bits, arm just fell down when the balljoint was cracked off.

Drives mint now, floates along instead of crash-bang. I have noticed the front end sits higher now though, possibly have disturbed the h/c mechanism when the arb was loose?

Has anybody got a rough floor-cill measurement so i can check?

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 06 Dec 2009, 22:05

Warm engine, correct LHM level, car lowered to bump stops then raised to normal and allowed to idle a few minutes. Tyres 185/65/15 at 38-ish PSI.

Did my best to photograph it square on. Ground is pretty level, too.

Brigsygtt · Unread post by **Brigsygtt** » 06 Dec 2009, 22:58

Cheers for the pic addo, my tyre to arch gap doesnt look too different to yours in the pic. Mine was a bit lower on the passenger side before i replaced the p-bush could have been down to the lack of tension on the bush before?

Ill get the tape measure on it tomorrow 8)