Control Arm Bush Remover

**carlschmid2002** · 26th July 2016, 07:10 PM

I am thinking of purchasing one of these. With the kit and the press it still works out cheaper than buying two control arms here. I figure I could earn a few beers with the number of D3s and D4s getting around these days racking up a few Ks. Has anyone used one.
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Tombie · 26th July 2016, 07:17 PM

I have one on order - no stock until Mid August apparently.

Tombie · 26th July 2016, 07:19 PM

Just for the record. Front Lower arm kit and press is about $1300.00.
A complete front Upper/Lower & Rear Upper/Lower kit is about $3,000

Front Lower arms replaced at Dealer is $1200 inc new bolts, ball joints etc

**carlschmid2002** · 26th July 2016, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

I have one on order - no stock until Mid August apparently.

Exactly. I figure my next car will be a used D4 so it will pay for itself. If i damage a control arm I think there are plenty of spares lying around the country with old bushes in them.

**carlschmid2002** · 26th July 2016, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Just for the record. Front Lower arm kit and press is about $1300.00.
A complete front Upper/Lower & Rear Upper/Lower kit is about $3,000

Front Lower arms replaced at Dealer is $1200 inc new bolts, ball joints etc

As I was brushed off by the Australian distributor I am dealing with them direct and the prices I have been quoted are significantly less than that. I am working on my iPad as I left my laptop at work but front lower arm kit with postage is $600 approx. The press which is not available until mid August is a bit more. If yo PM me with email address I will send you the quote. If I buy all the pieces to press every bush on the car it about $1200. I figured I will buy just the lower kit first.

**Roverlord off road spares** · 28th July 2016, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Front Lower arms replaced at Dealer is $1200 inc new bolts, ball joints etc

Interesting, How much of that cost was labour and how much for the parts?

Tombie · 28th July 2016, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Interesting, How much of that cost was labour and how much for the parts?

Unsure... They just quote $1200 R&R

**carlschmid2002** · 29th July 2016, 07:54 PM

That wouldn't be arms either. Just bushes and labour. You do need a wheel alignment as well

**Ferret** · 29th July 2016, 11:10 PM

I was quoted $1300 fitted incl. wheel alignment from Southern, Perth. That was without the discount Southern offer to TW4 members.

I ended up purchasing the controls arms from Southern, list price $467 each. With TW4 discount - $330 each. DiscoWA kindly gave me a hand to fit.

So $1200 all up from a dealer seems in the ball park from my experience.

**carlschmid2002** · 30th July 2016, 06:31 PM

Having a piece of kit that can do it over and over without removing the arm from the ca seems like a good investment to me. I know as soon as the bushes are changed I will take it in for a proper wheel alignment.

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