Simple jobs that are difficult
I decided to replace the tie rods and lower wishbone bushes one the Barchetta. Well, not exactly decided as the guy who was going to do the alignment showed me the tie rods were seized and the bushes were collapsed.
Ordered the bits and Googled How To
Tie rods were undo clips, slide back gators, free up nuts at each end, ease out the ball joint....
...it sounded like a challenge.
Bushing were just 2x17mm bolts, slid off the old bushing and slide on the new one...
...it sounded easy.
Tie Rods - it took longer to watch the How To video than to do the job. All nuts freed quite easily and the new part just bolted back in. Happy days.
Wishbone bushes? Don't talk to me about wishbone bushes. I have succeeded in getting one replaced before it went dark. I used three different hammers, two chisels, an axe almost resorted to the angle grinder before freeing the old bushing with a mixture of a jigsaw to cut through what was left of the rubber and a blow torch to cook the last metal sleeve. And tomorrow I have the passenger side to do.
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