206 rear arm bushes -- how squishy ?

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206 rear arm bushes -- how squishy ?

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Fixing a broken silencer box strap on the 206 sw, I happened to grasp one of the lower arms that run to the centre line of the car and was amazed at the amount of movement in it. To me, it feels as though the bushes, particularly at the inner end are either very worn and / or very soft. Thing is though, the car has a virtually new MOT, so they must have satisfied a tester, plus on the road there are absolutely no rattles or clonks and the handling feels fine.

Is this movement normal ? Looking at the set up, I also can't quite figure out the purpose of the arms. Presumably each main arm is fully located by its bearing, or am I missing something ?

MIke.
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