Help interpreting northern ireland MOT fail

Jasonni89

I need help interpreting my fail. 
Any help will be appreciated. 

Today i failed my mot for 
Suspension arm;mounting/bush/s defective; offside front; inner rearmost. Check all joints after repair. 
Brake hose assembly; collars corroded. 

I know i need a need suspension are but what does inner rear most. Check all joints after repair mean? 

What are the collars on the brake lines? 

Thanks in advance for any reply

MX5huggy

The one furthest back and closest to the centre of the car needs fixing. Then all need checking after, because you might disturb the others doing the work. 

Jasonni89

Thank you for writing to me.
Would that be the inner rie rod joint? 

molerat

What car ? 

The most common suspension arms have 3 bushes / joints, 2 inner attached to the body / subframe at forward and aft points and one outer attached to the wheel hub so your faulty one is the rear one attached to the body.  Not sure why they mention the check after repair as specific point.

Brake line collars are the metal collars on flexible hoses where the ends are crimped on .

If it is anything like a mainland MOT the defective item will be marked with a wax crayon.

angrycrow

Given we don't know the make or model I will assume this is a wishbone type lower control arm. They generally have a ball joint attachment to the wheel hub and then two bushes into the subframe, one front and one rear of the wishbone. Your rear Bush has failed.

The bushes can normally be pressed out and new ones pressed in with a hydraulic press but its often cheaper to simple replace the whole wishbone which comes with the bushes fitted.

The tie rod is a totally different part that connects the steering rack to the wheel hub via the track rod end. 

The brake pipe is the flexible section between the car and brake caliper. Cheap part and only a few minutes to change and Bleed the brakes. 

Jasonni89

Its a 2006 vauxhall astra. 
Yes my suspension arm is the same as how you describe. Would just replacing the suspension arm sort the problems out mentioned on the fail? 

I was thinking the collar was the square bit on brake pipe that attaches to the caliper. 

Jasonni89

It also says on my fail sheet there was 6 defects. How does 6 defects come from the fail? 

AdrianC

Jasonni89 said:

Its a 2006 vauxhall astra. 
Yes my suspension arm is the same as how you describe. Would just replacing the suspension arm sort the problems out mentioned on the fail?

Yes.

You could just replace the rubber bush, but the arm is likely to be so cheap as to not be worth the hassle.

Don't buy the absolute cheapest own-brand part you can find, unless you're running the car into the ground over the next year or two. Get one off a reputable suspension manufacturer's brand.

I was thinking the collar was the square bit on brake pipe that attaches to the caliper.

Yep, the steel collar on the end of the brake flexi pipe. If it rusts, it can let go of the flexi under hard braking... Replace the flexi and fluid.

Jasonni89

Just released the 6 means somthing else lol. I understand and know now what needs done to car. Thanks for everybodys help i really appreciate it