Os & Ns Front Lower Arm Rear Bushes

[robskiing]

Hi car has just been into the stealers for mot and interim nothing major just one or two bulbs blown but there is an advisory on the os & ns front lower arm rear bushes . Citroen have quoted a massive 801 quid to do the job . How long would you advise on driving this vehicle before getting the job done I know it's a length of string question and what would I expect to pay from an independent ball park figure .

[robskiing]

Forgot to mention its C5 2009 2.0 HDI thanks

[coastline taxis]

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Bushes are around the £100  and almost anygarage should charge around £50 per side for doing it. Sugest u try elsewhere

[robskiing]

Thanks for the reply I'm no mechanic so wasn't sure of what was involved . The service receptionist said it would take two hrs per side so what a rip off !!

[paul.h]

If it was 2 hours per side that is only around £300 labour, so the £801 does not seem right, a couple of bushes are not going to be £500 from a dealer.

[Rookie2]

It's not a hard job, you can do this yourself.

Get a socket that is  slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the bush and a socket which has an internal size slightly larger than the outside of the bush.

Place one socket on each side of the bush and a piece of threaded bar with nuts or a long nut and bolt running through the two saockets and the bush in the middle.

As you tighten the nuts it will pull the bush into the center of the widest socket and out of it's mounting.

Refitting is a reversal of the procedure.

 

I have probably made that sound far harder than it really is, sorry