Aaron12257 Member 2 Member For: 12y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 14/05/13 06:36 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 06:36 AM Hi Guys,Just got the TT serviced and the mechanic told me that the front diff bushes will need replacing, they have quoted me $1,100 to do this. Just wondering if anyone knows if this is a fair price, I have heard that it is a big job to do.Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra88 Member 14 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 14/05/13 06:50 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 06:50 AM I just brought noelathane bushes off ebay for $130 and going to do it myself. Defiantly not $1000 worth of labour... what idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/05/13 09:38 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 09:38 AM How can you judge what a workshop should charge with such little information about the job? Firstly, I strongly suggest that you do not fit the nolathane bushes for the front diff on your territory. Do not use any polyurethane in that area, we have seen many issues with vibrations after install. Another issue is that the front driveshaft can easily be unbalanced and having it rebalanced generally means a visit to Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra88 Member 14 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 14/05/13 10:34 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 10:34 AM Turbo territory's chew out the rubber bushes constantly. The noelathane bushes have a lifetime warranty and voided sections to minimize NVH, yes not as good at reducing NVH as rubber but still I would much prefer knowing that I don't need to replace it every 6 months. And FYI go to the noelathane website and read to fitting instructions for these bushes. Any mechanic that would charge nearly $1000 in labour, so lets say 10 hours labour need to take a good look at themself as they are ripping people off..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/05/13 10:56 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 10:56 AM That's all good and well, but have you considered that perhaps the quoted mechanic is not using the two piece nolathane product? These bushes may last longer than original but at what cost? The original style steel cased bushes require a lot more time to install. Again, from experience I can't recommend fitting polyurethane bushes in the front diff, regardless of how easy they are to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra88 Member 14 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 14/05/13 11:06 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 11:06 AM Even if they are using genuine rubber ones, they can be purchased on eBay for about $80 each and do take a bit more to fit but defiantly not an all day job. People have been quoted $500 for the same job which is more reasonable I think. In all honestly you can tell me you would hand over more then $1000 for only two bushes. I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/05/13 11:18 AM Share Posted 14/05/13 11:18 AM EBay....always eBay... Do you think a mechanic with overheads buys his parts from eBay and then passes them on at the same price? I think not... My point is not about if I would pay that price, my point is to say that it is very presumptuous to comment on any quoted price without knowing more detail. Also, rather than rubbish some workshop that utilises local part suppliers, why not just suggest that the OP should shop around a little for a better install price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgun Member 37 Member For: 13y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: everywhere Posted 17/05/13 12:25 PM Share Posted 17/05/13 12:25 PM Ive fitted super pro bushes to my mates tt and that's front and rear it took me 8 hours . Not much noise at all. Heaps better feel of the road. By the way ford will do the front bushes for around $850. Im a mechanic my self and its definitely wouldnt go rubber especially if your going for some power as they dont last. Hey pat ive got a question about those xyz coil ogver kits for tts. Are they falcon suspension with modded front shocks to bolt to the fork cause those front springs look pretty pissy, reason being is this same territory with the super pro diff bushes has this xyz kit its lowered about 35mm -40mm and with the shock fully adjusted to firm it hits the bump stop all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razortux Member 5 Member For: 12y 11m 27d Posted 19/05/13 07:53 AM Share Posted 19/05/13 07:53 AM Ford servicing would charge that much.Agree $500 for others is more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 19/05/13 11:46 PM Share Posted 19/05/13 11:46 PM Hey pat ive got a question about those xyz coil ogver kits for tts. Are they falcon suspension with modded front shocks to bolt to the fork cause those front springs look pretty pissy, reason being is this same territory with the super pro diff bushes has this xyz kit its lowered about 35mm -40mm and with the shock fully adjusted to firm it hits the bump stop all the time.Yep, pretty much the same thing mate - spring quality is not the best, you can adjust it every 3 months but they sag under the weight of a falcon let alone the territory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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