Can anyone tell me what these are called in English?

[Reuvers]

As title says, referring to these below:

There is one on each side of the front 'carrying arms' (sorry again don;t know the name for those either)

Its a rubber in a metal shell. Each front carrying arm has a front rubber and rear rubber. These are the front.

Btw they are not for seat, but for a Ford Ka which needs them replaced as it failed MOT on them (so its an MOT item).

Reason I want to know is because I am looking for a fitting guide, without the use of a hydraulic press. I think I saw someone on here use a 'bench vise' (if thats correct in english??) to press them in the arms? But because I don;t know what they're called I don't know what to search for

any help would be appreciated.

Reuvers

 

[jay26]

bottom arm bush mate/lower arm bush

 

[wilz]

bushes are the picture

wish bones = ( carrying arms)

You can use a bench vise be hard though, much easier with a hydraulic press

 

[jay26]

technical terms ay they commonly known as bottom arm would be easyer in a search i thort

 

[Reuvers]

Exactly the answers I needed.

Wilz, i'm sure with a press it is much easier, but I do not have access to these things. I need to do the car on Sunday so no place will be open either.
Guess I'll have to get creative.

I doubt there is really a guide I need, as getting the wishbone off to get the new bushes in will be straight forward.

Its only the actual fitting of the bush in the wishbone which will be a ****. The outside is metal, so it will need some proper force to slide in.

Blue grease might persuade it?
And those wishbones, are they very strong? ie can take some force?

 

[s1l3nc3r]

were those bushes removed from the lower arm of the ka. I had to replace these when i had my escort but i had to replace the whole lower arm because they didnt sell the bushes seperately.

 

[Reuvers]

no the one in the picture is new.

I buy them separately.

 

[s1l3nc3r]

ok well it maybe model spcific or it maybe done different over there. Your proberly aware of this anyway but the trackig should need doing after. When i changed mylower arms it took it right out.

 

[doctor rage]

it may be helpful to heat the lower arm with a blow torch to help it expand and possibly put the bush/metal casing in the freezer to cool it as much as possible so it contracts. It might not be a good idea to grease it up as you want it to stay in place once fitted.

 

[Reuvers]

it may be helpful to heat the lower arm with a blow torch to help it expand and possibly put the bush/metal casing in the freezer to cool it as much as possible so it contracts. It might not be a good idea to grease it up as you want it to stay in place once fitted.

the thing about the grease is kind of what was putting me off as well.

as for the freezer/blowtorch, thats a good idea!

guess I'll find out sunday lol

 

[RUM4MO]

Usually it was the rear vertically mounted bushes that failed due to "de-lamination" - ie the rubber unbionds itself from the steel shell. With the early Fiesta and Ka, the vertical bushes only lasted 24 months! That was due to Ford, and Vauxhall (Opel) and VAG (previous - whoops this Ibiza and Polo and ?) etc using these bushes in the wrong axis. Just a different version of the balls up Skoda design made by using these crap rear TCA bushes - seems like no car is perfect!

 

[wilz]

Grease will help fit it, won't go anywhere when bolted in!