Wishbone sleeves

**jusser** · by **jusser** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:42 am

I always assumed you didn't have to fit these on new wishbones , but reading one or two threads on here I am now not so sure.
Here is what TIS says

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**Robert_Dale** · by **Robert_Dale** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:48 am

sounds wrong, when you get the bushes you normally get them in packets as well!!

think its marked wrong mate, i would put them in

**AndiSe5** · by **AndiSe5** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:05 pm

I was always told to put them back in as will stop knocking etc !

**sofaman** · by **sofaman** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:43 am

my cav fail it MOT on a wishbone bush, so I replaced the wishbone complete, I got it from a local factors without any sleeves. I wasn't even told I needed them. I fiited the wishbone and took it for retest and it failed again. The test explained about the sleeves. So yes I would put them in.

BTW the sleeves are about 80p are pair from VX with trade club discount and about a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1 without discount.

Hope this help,
Sofa

Chavtastic · by **Chavtastic** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:46 am

Yes always fit them.

**ealex** · by **ealex** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:24 am

they are not necessary. although the guy from the garage i go to told me the bushes will last longer with the sleeves. however, the instructions that came with the bushes said nothing about putting sleeves in.

**ROG** · by **ROG** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:57 am

i fitted the wishbones as they came, no bushes ( unless they were already in there somewhere), passed mot twice since

**daddycool** · by **daddycool** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:06 am

I just fitted two new lower suspension arms but didn't see any sleeves!!

Would they have been inserted into the bushes already?

**sofaman** · by **sofaman** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:51 pm

I've just fitted mine with the sleeves. If you got the arms from VX then they don't come with the sleeves.
My car a lot more stable under breaking now :-D

RobbieV · by **RobbieV** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:37 pm

I fitted a pair of wishbones i got from Ebay and they had the sleeves.

steve3000 · by **steve3000** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:15 pm

Didn't have sleves on my new wishbones when I fitted them... The ones that came off the car didn't have 'em either.

Steve

**thecrow** · by **thecrow** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:56 pm

Have you seen how slim the sleeves are? I can't imagine they'd make much difference tbh

**jusser** · by **jusser** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:04 am

Haynes says - NO SLEEVES
Vauxhall main dealer workshop - NO SLEEVES
TIS - NO SLEEVES

Oh and if a garage fails an MOT on no sleeves he is not following the correct code as even a reasonably perished bush is 'advise only' - I've just had mine done two days ago!

**sofaman** · by **sofaman** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:43 pm

The old one I took off had sleeves, VX sell the sleeves, so they must do something, but what ???

answers on a postcard please!!!

**icewizard** · by **icewizard** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:30 pm

I got my arms from a local motor factors and there where no sleeves. When I took my old one's off the car it had sleeves, I was concerend so wen't back to the shop and they sold me the sleeves for a few pence.

Very interested to find out what they do??

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