Carina E Rear Control Arms

[eno1968]

Hi there everyone new to the forum have inherited an old carina e 1994 2.0 gli that could not pull the skin off a rice pudding have got the engine running ok but the MOT came back fail on rear control arms or transverse links as they are called in the haynes bible which also mentions you cannot change the bushes but the whole arms which i cannot find for under £170 and there are 4 of them does any one know if the bushes can be replaced and where to get replacment bushes? cheers Ian

[PaulinhoT]

Hi Ian, welcome to the TOC, maybe worth asking a few bush specialists ?

[acetip]

Welcome to the club Ian. try posting on the Carina forum for advice.

[grahamhooke]

Just wondering if you got an answer to this problem? One of the control arms (transverse links) on my 1993 Carina E 2.0l GLi Hatchback is making a lot of noise and either needs replacing or rebushing.

I can't find a control arm on the internet at all after hunting for a couple of hours. If you found a source - at a reasonable price - I'd be interested. Alternatively, if you found a way of rebushing the arm can you tell me where?

I've had my Carina for 15 of it's 19 years and this is the first time I've encountered any problem with parts availability.