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hey guys. i have recently noticed a small patch of vaseline type goo on my garage floor. i didnt think anything of it as i have small children but the patch has got bigger. after some investigation i found it on the underside of my car. it is under one of the main suspension linkages ( in front of the back wheel). are any of the bushes filled with goo ? i have recently also noticed a slight clunk from the rear end and i am assuming that the two are connected.

do i have goo in my bush ? :P any one else with a similar problem?

the car in question is a R32 GTR. prices for replacment ? ease of fittment?

thanks guys

kermit

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most likely one of your front castor rod bushes (liquid filled) is cracked... standard items are cheap enough to replace.. and on a r32 i'd be looking at the condition of all your suspension components due to age, weat n tear.

if it's the castor rod bushes, i'd recommend some aftermarket pillowball items.. but some people on this site will disagree and say use whiteline offset bushes instead :)

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it's acid. your car has an alien hiding in the chassis. :P

sounds like a split bush. if it's near the back it could be the cradle bushes, hopefully not; i understand the cradle needs to be removed to replace them but i've never tried it. noltec make solid bushes for the cradle.

'...are you a female...' :lol:

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two front subframe bushes are filled with silicon, rear two (up by spare wheel well are solid). expensive to replace if you pay someone else, looking at 10 hours labour + parts.

I uploaded a how to on this a while ago, dont know if it ever got into the tutorials tho.

I did it myself, only getting help when I was refitting the subframe back to the vertical bolts. It is a Tricky job but not impossible if you think it through and are careful.

Stephen

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