Lower wishbone bearings - I'm always surprised just how knackered they are every year ......

[Bewls]

Spherical bearings aren't really designed to work in this application though are they . . .They're typically mounted horizontally and take shock loads in the opposite direction to when they're mounted vertically on a front upright. A typical use would be on the inside of the wishbones rather than rubber bushes.

Normally, well certainly on road cars, you'd use some kind of ball joint which was supported on all sides apart from the one that the fastening came out - e.g. a track rod end.

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That was EXACTLY what I was about to say!

[millsn]

Mine are fine, never replaced (despite me keep checking their condition), was something joint related changed after 1992? Mine's a 92 car

[Dartmoor7]

Must be after 1994, mine never touched, 45,000 miles.

 

Jerry Parker

L7 SVN

1400 Supersport

[Tony C]

Hope that's not the kiss of death 😬

 

BRG Brooklands SV 2.0L Ammo Duratec 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

[chrisddl]

Mines done 16,000 miles since 97 with no problems getting through the MOT, but even so. I think I'll do the wheels in the air check just to be sure.

 

ChrisdL