Time to move it on?

cyclonebri1

Can't get my head around the fact that the spring was changed and if it is the top bearing, it wasn't checked/spotted by the garage.:(

I'd hot foot it back and ask them to take a quick look as they have not fully sorted the issue.

Leave out the lowering unless you really want some strange noises;)

Notmyrealname

Lowering on a MK3 Mondeo is a none issue as they're up in the air as standard and will take a 25mm drop with no problem.

Strider590

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Lowering on a MK3 Mondeo is a none issue as they're up in the air as standard and will take a 25mm drop with no problem.

Goes for many large cars with large boot space, designed to take heavy loads without bottoming out = plenty of room for lower ride height :cool:

TrickyWicky

mambo69 wrote: »

i know where your coming from, do i spend £500 and get it dropped and sorted, or spend £2500 and potentially buy some one elses issues

Which is the lesser of the two evils? - £500 or £2500 ?

This is a recession, which one is going to cost you less and leave you more to put elsewhere?

I never understand people who look at a few hundred quid as an excuse to spend even more on someone elses nail.

mambo69

ok i have decided to take it in for 2 new tyres anyway soon so will do that on payday and get them to have a look at the front suspension whilst the tyre is off and see if they can tell me what the problem is

Strider590

mambo69 wrote: »

ok i have decided to take it in for 2 new tyres anyway soon so will do that on payday and get them to have a look at the front suspension whilst the tyre is off and see if they can tell me what the problem is

I have a theory..........

You had a spring replace right?

I'm betting they threw away the rubber socks that go around the very end of the spring (the last few inches) to stop the terrible creaking/grinding noise of spring on metal.
They're supposed to be swapped over/replaced, but rarely does that happen.

Notmyrealname

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Which is the lesser of the two evils? - £500 or £2500 ?

This is a recession, which one is going to cost you less and leave you more to put elsewhere?

I never understand people who look at a few hundred quid as an excuse to spend even more on someone elses nail.

In my case it was simpler as I have bought a car just barely 2 years old, one owner, FSH and balance of mftrs warranty. However going for something around £2500, its going to probably have some problems which may end up being more costly than repairing what you have.

There's a lot of weight to the saying "Better the devil you know".

atrixblue.-MFR-.

mambo69 wrote: »

I was already thinking of selling it for an ST220, but cant find one at all with low ish miles :-)

and the ditch finders are by far the best tyres i have had, and at only £20 a corner I consider it money well spent :-)

try looking for the ST200 instead.

oh and put ditch finders on a st and it will find the nearest ditch for you!!

my BIL focus rs mk1 has continetals on and believe me they are just as bad as ditch finders, he's cant wait to replace them but at £189 per courner for a new set of michelins/dunlops can see why he want to hang on till them conti's wear a bit further like brand new at the moment.

mambo69

Just to conclude this one decided to keep the car and so treat it to a service and see what was causing the problem. Turned out to be a worn osf lower arm, so thats been replaced. sadly also needed some rear discs and pads, which I feared

However £690 later no noise! However been advised it does need 3 jobs doing in the not so distant future, front brake pipes, rear subframe bushes and nr rear wheelbearing :-)

Notmyrealname

If you are going to replace the rear subframe bushes, buy some Powerflex ones from Burton Engineering. It takes an hour a side to do. All the garage needs to do is cut the rubber out of the old ones, assuming it doesn't just drop out, and leave the original outer metal sleeve in. Its then just a case of pushing in the new poly bushes until the lip is over the top of the subframe and bolting it all back up. Apart from the aggro of getting the old rubber out its actually a DIY job and if you just do one side at a time you don't need to get the wheel alignment redone.

Replacing the original rubber ones with new rubber ones involves gluing them in and leaving the car on a ramp overnight whilst the glue dries. The garage I got to polybush mine were so impressed that they decided to do that on every Mondeo needing them as it meant they didn't have a ramp tied up for hours waiting for glue to dry.

Cost for replacing with originals or similar is £300 typically.
Cost to replace with poly bushes that'll outlive the car cost me £175.