Type 44 suspension rubber bushings

[cobram at juno.com]

Eyvind Spangen <eyvind.spangen at c2i.net> writes:

> What bushings usually go bad on the type44 cars? My '90 200TQ makes
> lots of clunking noise, but with the high price of bushings, I'd like
> to replace the most failure-prone first. Noise both front & rear, but
> most up front.. Would it cure anything if I replace the subframe
> bushings, strut mounts & stabilizer bar bushings? What about the 
> rear?

Check them for play to see which are bad.  The most likely are the front
subframe bushings as they're usually soaked in Pentosin at some stage of
any type 44's life.  Expensive?  I think the last one I bought for the
subframe was around $14 from local warehouse.

BCNU,
Cobram at Juno.Com
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/index.html

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