Suspension Issues

[Grunt FPV]

Hey All,

Not sure if there's already a thread for this but as I've only had my xr6t for 3 months I've already had a few suspension issues!

Mind you it has done 180,000Kms, it had the upper outer control arm bush(really a metal swivel joint)worn which if you grab the wheel free spinning on top & bottom & pivot in & out you get 2 or 3mm movement this is worn & caused a crabbing sqaulk noise when I was driving.

It also has a worn L/h upper ball joint, surprisingly front stabiliser links are o.k. & lower ball joints are o.k. at the moment.

apart from suspension it did have the R/h rear axle seal leaking at the diff housing, & of course the hi pressure P/steer union was leaking(which can be replaced without replacing the whole hose!).

I found out that the rear(main) diff support bush has been changed though & to the newer stronger type which is a good thing as I have been told it's a day's work atleast to replace!(any other people confirm or deny this?).

Cheers Grunt FPV

[dule]

Mate I hope you didn't buy a car with 180.000km and expecting to have no issues. If you plan to keep it for a while I'd suggest changing all the balljoints and bushes that are worn or are likely to be worn any time soon. Just do it all at once, otherwise you'll be changing one thing at a time every couple of months.