sproutdreamer 77 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Our 04 T Spirit has just passed its MOT but with advisories that the bushes are worn on the drop links. Knowing that these parts are only about £10-20 a pair I was inclined to have the garage do it but was surprised that they quoted £69+VAT per side to do them. They acknowledged that the parts were cheap but said that sometimes the parts are siezed and need some heat to free them. I know track rod ends can be stubborn but the worst case (or best) is that the stud heads sheer off? So I will do them myself after liberally dosing with penetrating Oil for a few days. Any particular tips or trick to be aware of when replacing these drop links? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madasafish 132 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I did mine on our 2003 T Spirit two weeks ago. Took 35 minutes a wheel. Angle grinder if anything stuck. Or reciprocating saw. I bought two of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Yaris-MK1-1-4-D-4D-Genuine-Febi-PROKIT-Front-Drop-Link-Anti-Roll-Bar-ARB/362051213220?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 See below for method (parts look slightly different) Two jacks required. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flash22 751 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 £70+ seems a bit steep, for what is a quick job up on a ramp Febi make some decent links that are not too expensive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHSD 929 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 If you cut them with reciprocal make sure the neighbours won’t call the police that someone is cutting catalytic converter from your car 😂👌 Now serious: The video is helpful however the stabiliser bar bushes should never be greased and when changing them to set the right tension the car should be lifted with wheels on the ramps and not in the air., also i believe he over tightened the nuts on the links which may cause a premature wear of the bushes and or damage to the links, plus some road vibrations. Good quality aftermarket as mentioned Febi or Blueprint, First line, or best oem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sproutdreamer 77 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Thanks for comments and the video. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sproutdreamer 77 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 All done-only about 2 hours to do both sides once I had stopped trying to undo rusty nuts. I used an angle grinder to cut off all 4 nuts, quite easy to do with an angled cut at the base of each nut. Watching U Tube videos of mechs doing this was interesting as some link kits had 2 large cup washers with a recess for the bush and some only seemed to have 1, apart from the 4 small cup washers. . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madasafish 132 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 22 hours ago, sproutdreamer said: All done-only about 2 hours to do both sides once I had stopped trying to undo rusty nuts. I used an angle grinder to cut off all 4 nuts, quite easy to do with an angled cut at the base of each nut. Watching U Tube videos of mechs doing this was interesting as some link kits had 2 large cup washers with a recess for the bush and some only seemed to have 1, apart from the 4 small cup washers. . Well done. Yes .. I noted that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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