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Glasgow classic service today

Brucey1

Brucey1

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I had my car serviced today on the classic service scheme in Glasgow, came back with a pretty clean bill of health .there were a few minor things rear discs pitted brake pads a bit low . Said the bushes are knackered in the rear lower arms centre bushes , are these the 'coffin arms ' they quoted £1335 t replace 😳.
Obviously I won't be getting them done there 😂, they also mentioned the clutch said it was biting at the top of the travel , it's only done 15000 , so I'm hoping it's not on the way out , doubt it at that mileage .
Overall good experience, helped by the loan car .. a brand new boxster.👍🏻
 
This is the picture of the bush that needs replaced, does anyone know what part this is ? Is this the tuning fork arm rather than the coffin arm ?
 

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That bush in will be on the coffin arm , the tuning fork is bolted to it through the bush
 
Thanks mate , that makes sense now , is it a major job to change the coffin arms ?
 
It can be easy - or then again it mightn't be.

I changed all of my suspension links last year. Like others on here, some bolts can be seized and that makes it a longer job as you have to cut them out.

Also in my case the ball joint on the drivers side was seized and this took 2 ball joint splitters as one (a good one) snapped, plenty of moderate heat from a heat gun (not a blow torch) as the casting is alloy, some gentle tapping with a plastic mallet - again as the casting is aluminum, and eventually the ball joint seat came out of the casting with the ball joint. This then took about a day between an overnight in the freezer and more heat while under load in the second ball joint splitter. Eventually it just popped off! After a few more hours...

Then I had to put the seat back in the freezer overnight and heat the casting again so the seat would go back in easily - which it did.

In the end I was glad I did it myself as I was very sympathetic to my own parts and very aware of the cost involved if I messed up the hub casting by beating it very hard to get the ball joint out...

So again - it can be easy like my front LH. FRUSTRATING like my rear where I had to get the saw out, or potentially expensive and mentally challenging like my front RH!

Just something to consider - and there are many posts on this - rubber age hardens in about 6 years. The suppleness in all of you links will be long gone if they are more than 6-8 years old. They may not have play in the metal part nor making any noise, but replacing them all at the same time will transform your driving experience. Many on here use Meyle or other aftermarket versions. I chose the rebuilt option from Hartech and I am very happy with them. It is all down to cost.

Best of luck.
 
Cheers for that mate , I'm going to get my local mechanic to do it , I will supply the parts .
I was just trying to get my head around the price Porsche quoted £1335 , they also quoted £900 to replace my rusted exhaust bolts and brackets 😳😳
As you say I might be as well getting the lot done , the car drives very well , although I have noticed an occasional clunk from the back , think it must be the coffin arms .
I will get the back done first , then have a look at the front ,I have a feeling they have been done not that long ago , will have a check through my paperwork.
 
As stated above. Replacement of suspension components is never really that complex, it's like giant mechano as it's all pretty visible that this part bolts to that part etc and the worst that can happen is a snapped captive bolt. You can't really go that far wrong with it.

The complexity comes from dealing with seized fixings, ball joints etc. The right tools and experience sort that out so IMO any reputable mechanic will be able to do the job. Setting the car back up properly after changing components I'd go to a specialist. Kenneth Brown in Hillington. I'd do all the planned suspension work before that though.

Porsche prices are Porsche prices. not sure what their hourly rate is but I'm sure it's pretty mental and I doubt the tech see as much of it as they should.
 
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