Control arm bushes Polo GTi

[xc17ed]

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[GTiPilot]

Hi,

Just wondering what's involved in doing these yourself? I've got a set of the seat ones which look so much better than the stock ones. Is a press necessary or just quicker to use one?

I'm up in Darwin.

Cheers,

Scott

[blackbetty]

Im curious about this too i.e. how to replace them. im sure i have a dodgy one on the fron left so once i get under there and verify, i'll be after replacements.

do whiteline make a kit for these? i havent checked their website

[gavs]

No you don't need a press, you can do it with a decent bench vice but a press makes it much much easier.

You do need to fully remove the lower control arms to do it.

[kaanage]

You don't need to remove the control arms if you remove the consoles that house the bushes from the subframe. You do need to replace the stretchy bolts as indicated by Jimmy in the SEAT bush thread.

do whiteline make a kit for these? i havent checked their website

They make polyureathane ones via their sister Noelathane brand. The twisting that takes place when the control arm moves (the geometry means that the control arm doesn't simply pivot on these) makes these less than ideal.

[blackbetty]

ok i think now i understand why people recommend to not use the polyureathane bushes