Front suspension - top wishbone bushes broken

[Sham83]

Disregard

 

[CatmanV2]

*Gulp*

There's a couple of places in London. Mine's currently in Grimaldi's, Colchester. He seems pretty thorough

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[philw696]

You can't just buy the top arm it comes as a suspension kit for the GT from the factory.

 

[safrane]

Is this another cracked wishbone issue but now on the GT?

3200/4200 bones are just as much from the MD at almost £1800.

 

[CatmanV2]

You can't just buy the top arm it comes as a suspension kit for the GT from the factory.

£655 for the full kit actually seems reasonable

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[StuartW]

It's just the bush that's the problem I believe Peter

It's good practise to renew them all at the same time for even wear which is why they are sold as a kit I guess.
Mine were done just before I bought it and the work was carried out at Giallo for around 2/3 of that price

 

[CatmanV2]

Stuart, any idea if the bushes are available separately? It does seem a little OTT to throw the metal away.

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[StuartW]

I only had one that needed changing but was told it had to be bought as a whole kit. It was after I had agreed a price to purchase my car so I wasn't complaining however I agree, it does seem wasteful

 

[philw696]

If it's worn bushes then do the bush kit.
If it's a ball joint you have no choice but to get the kit.

 

[CatmanV2]

If it's worn bushes then do the bush kit.
If it's a ball joint you have no choice but to get the kit.

Ahh just saw that. £209 + VAT. That seems pretty fair to me

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[Sham83]

The parts are not too expensive, they do come come as a kit for each side, as you guys said, but the bulk of the charge is labour cost- apparently it is quite an intensive and time consuming job

 

[CatmanV2]

The parts are not too expensive, they do come come as a kit for each side, as you guys said, but the bulk of the charge is labour cost- apparently it is quite an intensive and time consuming job

So I suspect you'd be able to get that total cost down quite a bit by shopping around.

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[MikeyMaser]

The parts are not too expensive

apparently it is quite an intensive and time consuming job

Welcome to the world of Maserati maintenance!

 

[ChrisQP09]

The parts are not too expensive, they do come come as a kit for each side, as you guys said, but the bulk of the charge is labour cost- apparently it is quite an intensive and time consuming job

This is what you can come to expect my friend. Try a local Indy and save selling the family silver.

 

[StuartW]

The parts are not too expensive, they do come come as a kit for each side, as you guys said, but the bulk of the charge is labour cost- apparently it is quite an intensive and time consuming job

It's true & as mentioned, Giallo did mine for way less than a MD would charge. They're not far from you, just outside of Sevenoaks and they know what they're doing

 

[CatmanV2]

There are also complete sets available on the forum at very good prices. Not sure if they are right for your car, though.

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