Ford Mondeo Mk4 Rear Trailing Arm Bush Replacement
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2018
- Ford Mondeo Mk4 Rear Trailing Arm Bush Replacement.
An overview of how to fit new trailing arm bushes in mk4 ford mondeos.
An explanation of the difference between genuine ford bushes and aftermarket equivalents. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Hi Alan. I’m no car mechanic but I like fixing my own car where possible. Your channel is so helpful and easy to follow you’d make a fantastic teacher with all our funny bits thrown in lol 😆 Keep them coming and I’ll keep watching as so many others do. Thanks again Stevie 😊
Got to say you really know your stuff , thanks for sharing it with us i have to to the bottom ball joints on my transit connect and i'm dreading it.
You got great knowledge and greay banter, love watching your vids, nice one
cheers
As for the bush alignment, there is a protruding lump just inside the outer ring of the bush which is alignment marker. It lines up with the notch in the trailing arm.
Great Video Alan. Thanks
Thought I was ripped off on the labour charge. I was soooooo wrong. Great video
Brilliant, cheers for sending me here 👍
Cheers Alan.
Very good video.
much appreciate your guides funny and relaiable
cheers
Great video clear and precise
The best video showing how to replace rear trailing arms bushing! My Volov dealer quoted about $1000 to replace the bushing plus alignment, I tried to get it done by myself once I buy a set of right tools.
this company make bushes that might fit your car but do not need a tool to fit them, just a thoughtwww.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/
Thank you Alan for your recommendations. I was aware of that by reading notes left by your readers. I think I would stay with the same bushing as Volvo used, as they are quality products at lower price comparing those from PowerFlex.
@@CMC5961 - Volvo bushes come with Lifetime guarantee? Powerflex ones do, so worth considering that next time.
Nice vid as per Alan , very helpful..
Had my First MOT today since ownership.. advisory on these rear trailing arm bushes , worn , but not excessive... so I guess I have a while ..
looks a huge job and something I won’t be able to do myself and looks like things need supporting...
Cheers
Same just got the MOT done with the exact same advisories, the car is on a 95 plate I'm the second owner so not a bad car a 2.2 Titanium sport 95,000 on the clock
@@WorksopGimp If you can, get the Powerflex PFR19-1917 bushes, around £95 for the pair on amazon, lifetime guarantee so won't need replacing again.
just had same only 2009 plate titanium and had it changed £125+vat which I thought wasn't to bad
@@yusefmohamed8152 I am looking at changing these. But unable to find a suitable garage. Ford quoted 982£ for both rear
@@yusefmohamed8152 where did u get urs changed??
Great video. Mine was torn apart. I had to remove the whole arm because i donot have that tool. Went to a shop and pushed it with a press.
cheers
Thanks from across the pond
just had this done but want to say of all videos I looked at out of curiosity yours was by far the best most informative and easy to follow.
you clearly know whats what with no guesswork and total common sense which is what I like. thank you and have liked and subscribed.
thanks yusef appreciate it
Great video man... thanks a lot 🙏🏼🙏🏼
cheers
Very good, no-nonsense mechanic.
cheers mike
Replaced mine with powerflex ones last month, now recently i seem to be having some metallic clunking/grating/rattle noise when driving. Looked underneath and nothing loose other than exhaust heat shield which i thought was it and reclipped but that didn't fix it. Noise seems to be getting worse after driving over some bumps yesterday. When stationary and open the boot and bounce the suspension i can't reproduce the sound, but it does make some mild grating noise, not sure if thats normal. Also the rear suspension springs seem to have some of the outer metal peeling but didn't look broken to me, is this norma;? should i replace these? Any ideas please? tracking stuff like this down is a nightmare lol.
Hahah u make it look so easy. Now to try do my focus 🙈 on the ground
That is a terrible job, but it is worth it to get rid of the rattle
Great vid. Perfect shown the work and was a pleasure to watch you done the work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Alan! Do you think it is the very same procedure for the MK2 Ford Focus? Thank you!
There is another similar tool made by "Sealy" or "sealey". Just done mine today as part of its 10 year service. Its a lot easier with a ramp as well but you don't have to lower the suspension, just the arm.
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Wonderful. Marvellous.
Did you say anywhere why you are changing them? Is it the crack?
Hi Alan is this same on focus mk2? I've just bought the tool to do the focus trailing arm bushes.
Thanks Tom
Watch all your car vids Alan,
This has been worth watching too
Great to see you out with your lovely boys...
question
I’ve got a binding off side rear handbrake I’ve loosened it with wd40 and gave the bracket pivot a grease and it’s done the job for now bug what’s the actual fix?
Strip+ clean & rebuild
07 Mk4 mondeo estate 2.0
Quick yes or no would do mate.
appreciate chap👍🏻
hi, i would not attempt to take one of those calipers apart..get a new one or good used one...plus check cable is not seizing
Alan - do you just work on the firms taxis or do you take customer/private work? Need this doing on my Mondeo but don't have the special tool and don't fancy grovelling around on my garage floor.
Hello Allan
I have, benefit from your informative videos when something needs to be done on my 2013 Mondeo.
Thinking if it could help others if I ask if it's these Rear Trailing Arm Bush, is to blame for my car, crabs around the corner sometimes.
Seems like the rear end is driving over a point where it is loose, or changing camper or direction on the rear wheels. I can not find fault in my bushings or wheel bearing.
Have changed my shock absorbers as these were worn but it did not help.
The car has driven 200,000 km / 125,000 miles.
Sincerely
Carsten
Great video Allan ,my local garage has just quotes me 4 hours to do this job and a price of £300 😂😂😂😂 for one side
holy shit///it should cost about £200 for both sides including the bushes
Yeah, garage just quoted me the same
@@alan4x that's one bit of info I was looking for, I guess a bit more for inflation. I constantly wish I lived at least a bit closer to you and could have nice day out in Cambridge knowing car was in safe hands at the right price and quality! Do you have local customers coming to you after seeing your channel? if you serviced all Mondeos in your area you'd be dowing the economy of a favour!
@@family-accountemail9111 thanks, appreciate it, i don't do much private customers as too busy with the company cars but we do a few here and there, have a good one
Can I bring the titanium x sport t you and I’ll assist you doing mine please as advisories on mine 👍
This guy is awesome😁
What make is the air chisel, and what cfm plz, I found a Bosch one, but no listed price.
how long should this job take ? my local mechanic took 4 hours to do this on both sides, is 4 hours reasonable ?
Doing a Galaxy taxi. Looks like same set up. Like the wrist comment at the end
Hi Alan, does the rear subframe need aligning after doing this or is it fairly "fixed" in place? Do you know if this procedure is any different for the estate version?
i have never carried out any alignment at the rear and never had rear tyres wear irregular but if needed the rear tracking can be adjusted
Alan, do I need to get the rear camber etc adjusted after fitting rear trailing arm bushes on a mk4 Mondeo, love your content by the way😀
you could get the rear wheel tracking checked if your want but i have changed so many of these bushes now on the taxis and just bolted the arms back up ....none of the cars have had any abnormal rear tyre wear so i don't bother doing any adjustments
How long does it take?
Is there any need for checking the wheel geometry afterwards? Thanks for the video, need to do mine soon.
hi, your question is a good one, thanks, because the bush can be bolted to the chassis in a slightly different position to the old one, then technically speaking you should check the rear wheel alignment which is not a quick job..but i will say, i have changed many, many of these bushes on the company taxis... and never bothered to check the rear wheel alignment. never have i had rear tyres wearing irregular... so if it were me, i would not bother...if it worries you then you would be correct to have it checked, hope this somewhat helps.
alan howatt thanks. The toe on the OSR is off as the bush is separating, so I'm assuming replacing should correct it but I'll probably get it checked. The tyres for the 19" rims are a bit pricey :( Appreciate all the videos, keep it up. Is that your garage just before the air base off the A14? I drive past on my commute, thought it looked like you
hi, yes the steves garage in little stukeley next to raf alconbury, good luck
thanks from sweden 👍👍👍🇸🇪
Welcome!
Great stuff. Have you ever tried the Powerflex version of the bush that can be installed without the fancy tool?
Badgertronix
Ok.. you got me .. lol.. I never heard of those?
I will look into that one. Sounds interesting to know. Thank you my friend
alan howatt these ones here: www.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/product-details/Rear+Trailing+Arm+Bush+/12423.html
Badgertronix
Them bushes look good if you don't have the tool to fit the genuine ones.
Only down side is the price.
Nearly £70 per side for power flex and the ford ones are about £28 per side. Still thanks for the info.
Alan Howatt I’ve a set of the powerflex ones you’re more than welcome to have a go at fitting them for me 😜👍🏻
Great to see a good sense of humour Alan it makes viewing entertaining, do you have any info on the wiring loom you pulled down as to what this feeds?
those wires on the rear trailing arms are for the abs sensors
Hi, great video, does the car need the tracking / camber etc rechecked after this?
hi, i have never bothered to check the rear wheel tracking and never had any of the taxis with irregular rear tyres wearing so if it bothered you then do but i would say don't bother
Great vid, well explained, where abouts are you pal?
hey Alan, thanks for the video. Could you please tell me what kind of bush fitting tool you are using. Where can i buy such a tool? Thanks!
its been a while since got the tool but it is a company called" first line" .....might be worth a check at any motor factors or ebay
Thank you for the video! One question, after installation, is it normal that it turned rubber in them?
I do not know, but I think it is really impossible to find the sweet spot, you see the car is hanging and that "lift thing" is probably not pushing the trailing arm to the full extent, the moment he puts down the car it will be under a different load again and while driving conditions such as impacts or weight are constantly alternating....
All things said I've been told that this part is very unlikely to break, so I guess it simply doesn't matter too much.
Although I must say mine is not twisted while hanging.
@@joons3374 you put the bushes in and they have a flat edge that corresponds to markings in the blade. they could go in wrong but you would have to be a complete idiot to do them wrong or do it deliberately wrong......
eats the inside of the wheel on the right side! What needs to be replaced?
Very very good video. Well done 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Got a ford mondeo and Split both rear trailing arm. Waiting for ford garage to fix it. My question is, how does it got damaged and how to maintain it once fitted?
the rubber bushes will perish and split over time and general usage....even if you drive on flat roads very carefully they will eventually split again
Alan Howatt is that for all cars or just for ford? This is my second ford and they both got the same problem.
Use the PowerFlex bushes, lifetime guarantee so shouldn't really need changing again. Don't refit these as they're unfit for purpose.
Hi, can you replace my unit same bushing of this video, where is your work shop and how much posible is it. Thank you
Rear near side tyre bald across surface. Turns out the bush needs replacing on both sides. Told that its a 2 person job really and tool needed after seeing this I can see why. They say it's speed bumps damage it just like they do to spring coils. Then they will do the 4 wheel laser tracking which it went in for in the first place !! It was only luck that the guy heard the clunk sound as he drove it over the wheel rollers. To be fare they could have just done the laser tracking and not told me.
Hi Alan, how long did it take you to replace that rear trailing bush? Maybe 30 minutes? I was told in Ford, they only change the whole rear axle due to the rust...
lol, they probably don't have the tool to replace those bushes but also a lot more expense for a new trailing arm
good job but forgot that you have to wheel alignment in the end
why on earth would you wnat wheel alignment ? you dont need to go wasting money on all this wheel alignment crap.. its a big cone.. only need to ever do that if a motor has been in a crash and then needed to go on a jig to bend back into shape...... what he is doing here will not effect alignment at all.
What make and model is that bush tool. We have one but it’s different to that and have issues getting the bush in correctly as a result.
all the bushing press tools are the same, shit, they dont sit properly against the arm because the arm is ribbed,, get it set up as best u can then press it in , it will start on the piss a bit but soon will press in level
Thanks.
Thanks .
Alan Very helpful the video. How mach you charge to feed both for Galaxy? I am going to pay tomorrow £ 400 pounds. What you thing? The engineer said is 4 hours job. He had to take all the suspension out. I believe is to mach . Very expensive on that price. Thank you again
Hi,
Ive got this advisory on the last MOT:
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Is this what you are changing here?
Cheers!
yes thats the trailing arm bush
@@alan4x thanks !
Alan, are the lower arm bolts prone to seizing in the Bush like the Mk2 Focus? Thanks
no all the bolts that i show in the video should come out no problem...the bolts on the focus are always seized lol
@@alan4x yeah i just did my focus mk2 estate 2005 nearside bush,, u can be sneaky undue the 2 bols and prise it down with wood etc,, but u need to pull it down very hard, the offside i just got pissed off and done it back up , fuel tank needs to be dropped by the looks of it. if u have a ramp then its easy because u can ratchet strap off the ramp,, wouldnt bother undoing 1 bolt on a focus rear suspension,, every single bush will be sized and need cutting off and new bolts etc, very expensive
Im looking at buying a x taxi mondeo .
Would u trust it full mot 200k 2.0l d 2008 ? Been told they are well looked after. I see u look after urs well
at that mileage god only knows... mot don't mean much lol probably best getting an independent inspection
@@alan4x thanks for reply
Maybe a little late asking, but what would you recommend for those of us without air chisels available?
if you can break the rubber centre out of the bush, usually by twisting it with a large screwdriver and cut a slot in the outer casing with a hack saw blade then the bush outer casing should tap out quite easily
@@alan4x Thanks for the reply! Do you reckon a coarse file would do the job just as well as a hacksaw blade?
I've been told by a garage that these bushings are usually the last to go with general rear suspension failure. Meaning by the time they need to be changed, shocks and other stuff are already gone, and that's why the bushes are failing. Is this true?
no I've not heard that, those bushes are all i ever have to change on the rear apart from anti roll bar links
@@alan4x thanks Alan. Figured they would just love to charge changing the entire blody rear end. Changed just the bushings as the car rides perfect.
I bought bushes from Lemförder for my Volvo V70. Looks exactly like Volvo original but 60eur for the pair instead of 200eur from the stealer... Same bushes on Volvo as on Mondeo mk4 and S-Max
Did they have the same, matt surface he talks about in the beginning?
And, did they fit?
Just bought a pair of aftermarket ones for my Mondeo. Believe they are identical to the ones for Volvo.
Class
Alan is the best...
lol
Alan are you a ford employee or you have your own garage? If so where about are you?
Hi Al
Not sure if you answer private mails but desperate to sort a prob and who better
My MK4 has a tendancy to wear rear tyres unevenly on the inside. I mean not all the way around just about 90 percent so after a while we get a wow wow wow tyre noise at anything over 50mph
Mot picked up again last week on this on a tyre with only 4000 miles on it.
No accidents ever or curbs. Passed mot no issues and I asked if he would check the suspension. Advice was they all do it it's common
No bushes showing wear.
Wheels are in balance
No there are camber bolts for sale on eBay. From the rear the wheels do look tipped in at the top so can these bolts help?
Hope you can help. Going through too many tyres
Cheers Al
hi, the rear wheels are probably out of alignment and need tracking...the inner bolts on your lower suspension arms .. the arms the springs sit in are what you would loosen to adjust the rear tracking... that's if they are not seized up..you just need to find a garage that knows how to track cars properly
@@alan4x cheers Al. Will look at that
How does one know if they need replacing? My mk4 is 9 years old with 120,000 miles.
the rubber centre part of the bush will be separating from the outer casing.. in some bad cases the bush can almost be falling out of the arm
alan howatt thank you
Hi Alan just a quick one I'm throwing out there ? Have you or anyone else ? ever heard a mk4 mondeo with a rattling like a giger counter coming from the seatbelts at ear hight ? I've tried just about everything to stop the noise but no joy 🙉 it's driving me crazy 😲
no sorry not had any rattles from that area yet
@@alan4x ok thanks anyway - I must be really unlucky 😕
I love my mondeo in every way apart from this seat belt rattle which is driving me to the point of no return ! 😨
Keep up the great videos 👍
You say they are handed but both sides look identical????
ford stealership wants 410 quid to replace rear trailing arm bushes. i'm guessing this is excessive yes?
double what i would charge
What was this "FAST REMOVE" air instrument? :O
its called an air chisel
Hi Alan. How do I contact you? I need my rear trailing arm bushes doing and I don't live far from you (Kettering)
hi darren, i have your message from work, i will be in touch tomorrow with the quote for your bush replacement
Brilliant Alan. Look forward to hearing from you. Might get to meet a legend 😂
Hiya 😉
Great video! Is this simular to the Focus ?
yes but the focus is a bit more difficult
@@alan4x lol a lot more difficult :-(
Thanks
How much are the Ford bushes? Just had an advisory for 2 on the MOT. Great video by the way, i have just subsribed!
Richard Thornton
Hi.. I checked the price the other week... they are about just under £30 per side inc vat.
If you look at the comment left by badgertronix, he has left a link to some solid bushes where you don't need a tool to fit them but they are more expensive for the bushes.
Thanks for the subscription
Thanks for the quick reply. Probably use our main Ford dealer so can expect a big labour charge! Cheers.
Anybody know what the symptoms are of a worn mount
Rear end feels very loose and you can end up with the death wobble, when you'd drive along the rear starts to sway left and right especially at higher speeds
How long to do the job Alan?
couple of hours with the right tools
how much does this cost to have these fitted?
it will depend who does them but you can expect from £150 upwards for the pair
Nice one. How much for genuine bushes roughly? Thanks.
i think they ar about £25 each
Alan Howatt thanks! Thats not tooooo bad for a genuine. Any idea who manufactures the ford item?
HELLO WHY DO MY SUSPENSION IS SO LOW HELP PLEASE
Don't they need tracking after bush replacement
never had to track the car up
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What were the symptoms
no symptoms but them bushes are an mot failure
Good
Where u based ?
There must be a DIY version of this tool. I'm too cheap to buy it :)
My mechanic charged me £240 to replace these bushes on my Mondeo. Did I get ripped off?
a little pricey but not over the top
Alright, much appreciated Alan, excellent vid 😉
@@alan4x you just made it look so easy 😉
Some of those bushings should be tightened up with the weight of the car on the ground.
There's something very satisfying about air chiseling those bushes out, a proper man thing. ug ug.
Allen
Just magic man
Phil in stoke
I had these busing changed on my 2010 v70 d5 my old was yelling like hell
these bush look in way better condition than mine lol
Brill video
these are some really weak and soft bushes for a car that heavy.
Flipping star mate🤔 wrist bandage.....
lol
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Good video, but not helpfull if need chance bushes without that expencive tool.
такое впечатление, что у них вся жизнь - сплошное шоу
Vowalatankiou
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Would have been much better without the attempted humour.
Well showed and informative thanks.
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