Why do you have to loosen/push back the drive shaft

ShooterNeil

Because you have to move it out of the way so the bottom ball joint has enough room to come out when removing the lower arm, otherwise it hits the drive shaft.

Flack

As Flack said

It is possible to get the ball joint out without removing the driveshaft but it's quite fiddly and is more grief than just pulling the shaft out.

Kav  Want to do a DIY job on your car? Check out the definitive 'how to' thread in the technical section

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Thanks
Now if I just changed the rear bush would I need a press or is it a wast of time and a pain in the ass

I've got a press and still chose to change the whole thing. Depends on how much youre willing to spend on it really.
Remember the ball joints aee also a common issue so it wouldn't be a bad idea to swap them too. Want to do a DIY job on your car? Check out the definitive 'how to' thread in the technical section

http://rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic28424.html

That's what I was thinking but cheaper is not always better so the new full arms will be going on
I can get the lower arms for £125 each LR want £190 each and from what they told me there the same but in a different box

Rear bolt is stuck fast what's the best way to cut it off as after an hour of wd40 a hammer and lots of wiggling it just won't move

9 inch grinder. Cut the arm off so you can get the grinder back in to cut through the bush and bolt

Thanks Disco_Mikey

Well had to cut 2 bolts off change and change track rod ends in the end

Last weekend I did the front ABR Bushes nice orange polybushed
This weekend lower arms / track rod ends

I am NOW RATTEL WOBBEL AND KNOCK FREE


Happy days time for a lot of Beer

Thank god for the HOW TO DO



NEIL
P.s also have a nice blue painted under tray lol after having to cut 5 bolts off that

Time to start all over again lol 8 years on and the 3 RRS 61 AB 5.0 supercharged rocket
07 HSE TDV8 with lots of toys EGR removed BAS remap
56 HSE WAS FULL OF PROBLEMS