hiya guys im asking this for my dad..i thought id see you guys as the car is a fiesta...just not an si
its an r reg 98 zetec 1.4 ghia.
the car recently had an mot,passed but with an advisory for front anti roll bar bushes.."deteriating,but not enough to warrant failure"
my dad went and purchased a set of ARBs today and was wondering...how hard are they to fit???
together we make a competent mechanic to carry out average repairs
ive had a look and to me it looks as tho you unbolt the clamp/bracket holding the ARBs down,unbolt the droplink and slide off old,slide on new
and fasten everything back up...
would i be correct ? or is this a garage job??
cheers for your input!!

Anti-roll bar bushes are easy to do, but can be fiddly depending on the car. For instance, I done my mates Zetec S ones on the front, and the passenger side one was a pain in the ass without dropping the whole lower arm, as it sat pretty much right against the passenger side footwell.

I done the Pulsar not long ago, and that was a piece of piss as the anti-roll bar ran right underneath the car so was easy to access.

I'd say you can do it easily, but it might be fiddly.

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assumption correct..they are a pretty easy job..bit fiddly but not overly

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cheers fellas...coupla of other things....
the bushes...are they solid or do they have a split in them?
my dads bought some replacement bushes...but they are solid...but the ones ive seen on ebay have a split in them???
also..."anti roll bar linkage rubber mountings" is this technical talk for the the droplinks??
cheers again guys!

Sorry for hijacking but thought id post here than start a new thread.

think i have a knocking sound from the front pass side, ive done the d-links etc, just wondering if the rubber has gone could this cause this knocking?