Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Adelaide Hills
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Front suspension bushes
Have the dreaded front end knock on the RH side. The ball joints and lower steering shaft were changed to get rid of the rattles but after the last off road trip there is a louder knock especially when braking. The local ex LR dealer said that the lower bushes are oil filled as he had a customer complaining of oil leaks which turned out to be from the bushes. Has anyone else heard of this about the bushes 2013 D4, E-diff, Vision pack
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15th Dec 2009 6:20 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
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No, unless I am mistaken, your dealer is talking
Unfortunately, not a cheap job to replace the bushes (or arms), and requires a wheel alignment afterwardsMy D3 Build Thread
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Had a look around the front RH suspension and found that the Upper arm rear bush had the rubber protruding to the rear of the arm as you could see black rubber(all the rest of the suspension is mud covered) and there is a mark on the chassis where the arm has been hitting it on the front edge of the arm. Has anyone else had upper arm bush problems. Booking it in for a checkup and hopefully the ext. warranty will pay for the repair 2013 D4, E-diff, Vision pack
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19th Dec 2009 7:50 am
c928jon
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When I changed my front arms, I hadn't ordered new bolts. I had to cut the old bushes off the bolts. The rears are filled with what looked like a thick silicone oil. Only about 20ml per bush, so doubt it would be visible and only there for damping.
21st Dec 2009 7:03 pm
jjvd21
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@garryc, can you post a pic of the upper arm bush that has failed?16 D4 Landmark
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21st Dec 2009 7:56 pm
caverD3
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Believe they are described as 'hydlraulic bushes'.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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21st Dec 2009 9:12 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Aren't they on the RRS and have caused it's of problems???
21st Dec 2009 9:22 pm
caverD3
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I think you may be thinking of the hydraulic ARB?“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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21st Dec 2009 9:49 pm
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Might have been.
21st Dec 2009 9:54 pm
garryc
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jjvd21 wrote:
@garryc, can you post a pic of the upper arm bush that has failed?
This picture doesn't show the rubber protruding out at the rear of the arm as I saw it. They had the car on the hoist to check the bushes so it seems to have moved back into position BUT there is a mark in the chassis plate as you can see in the picture where the arm has moved forward and hit the plate. They tell me that faulty lower bushes could have caused the movement in the upper arm.
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GarryC, I have exactly the same "scars" and had the bushes replaced under warranty. Just went and had a look, and the drivers side a-arm looks like it is rubbing against the chassis plate anyway
Hope LR Midrand are open today - off on a long trip next week
------EDIT-------
LR Midrand are indeed open, and despite the fact that they are chocablock full, have squeezed the vehicle in for tomorrow
These are TOP guys! hope you Aussie's have similar dealers
22nd Dec 2009 7:25 am
Bushwanderer
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Only ones that drive RRS's. The Bearded Dragon
23rd Dec 2009 2:50 am
Baben
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This is truly service !
Got her back this afternoon - yes Christmas eve- whenit was unscheduled, and there was no spare capacity available
Thanks to the great technicians at Land Rover Midrand, and to Stephen, Nico, Dewalt and Ricki. You guys rock.
24th Dec 2009 2:52 pm
garryc
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Well I had the front suspension bushes replaced I was told the excess would be $200 under extended warranty BUT they had to cut the bolt on the LH side as it was corroded in and I had to pay the labour on that as it was not covered under the warranty so it cost me $470 all up The seized bolt was on the side NOT making any noises You can see from the image where they tried to hammer it out. I reckon an occasional squirt of WD40 on those suspension bolts would really help
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They had the car on the hoist to check the bushes so it seems to have moved back into position BUT there is a mark in the chassis plate as you can see in the picture where the arm has moved forward and hit the plate. They tell me that faulty lower bushes could have caused the movement in the upper arm.
I was told the excess would be $200 under extended warranty 
BUT they had to cut the bolt on the LH side as it was corroded in and I had to pay the labour on that as it was not covered under the warranty 
The seized bolt was on the side NOT making any noises 
