How To Install MK4 Ford Mondeo Axle/trailing Arm Bushings Bodgit And Leggit Garage

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Sealey VSE4784 trailing Arm Bushings tool
• Suitable for:
- Rear Ford Mondeo 2007-
- Ford Mondeo (wishbone) Estate 2000 - 2007
- Ford S-Max & Galaxy 2006-
- Volvo XC70 & V70 2007-
- Volvo XC60 2008-
- Volvo S60 & V60 2010-
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In this video we show you how to remove and install Axl/trailing arm bushing we use the Sealey VSE4784 there is the right tool for the job work Smarter not harder
Trailing-arm designs in live axle setups often use just two or three links and a Panhard rod to locate the wheel laterally. A trailing arm design can also be used in an independent suspension arrangement. Each wheel hub is located only by a large, roughly triangular arm that pivots at one point, ahead of the wheel. Seen from the side, this arm is roughly parallel to the ground, with the angle changing based on road irregularities. A twist-beam rear suspension is very similar except that the arms are connected by a beam, used to locate the wheels and which twists and has an anti-roll effect.
Some aircraft also use trailing arms in their landing gear, with oleo struts for shock absorption. A trailing arm landing gear results in smoother landings and a better ride when taxiing compared to other types of landing gear
In automotive suspension, a control arm, also known as an A-arm, is a hinged suspension link between the chassis and the suspension upright or hub that carries the wheel. The inboard (chassis) end of a control arm is attached by a single pivot, usually a rubber bushing.

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@fredflintstone2077 4 жыл бұрын

You put paint marks on for alignment but, there is a "C" shaped cut out on the trailing arm and a corresponding "C" shaped bulge just inside the outer edge of the bush. You simply align them. That is the proper way to do it. As the bush you were changing was broken, the flat metal you used for your marks may not have still been in the correct place. Also, the bush you are changing may have been changed already. If it was not fitted properly you would be making the same error that leads to premature failure. Good video apart from that.

@paulstephenson5672 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering why he didn’t also just drop out the 18mm frame bolt for easier removal of control arm bolt

@BarrySimmons-qy7ir Ай бұрын

Wish I new about this tool so many years ago

@joevwgolf 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained video, love all the hints and tips when changing the bushes‼️

@Qwerty1235945 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video Leon. Top work with the lighting. The picture quality was superb!

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Qwerty1235945 thanks mate

@kevinkiritharan4303 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful video! Thanks a lot!

@AliMackMechanical Жыл бұрын

Brilliant work this video helped me 👍

@mattinwinkymg 4 жыл бұрын

this was hands down the best vid out there on this. I learned enough to do it with confidence that's all you can ask for on these instructional videos.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 4 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot mate really appreciate that I'm glad it helped you

@wombler8677 Жыл бұрын

Just about to do this myself, I agree, great video!

@pifapifko4925 2 жыл бұрын

great job ! Many thanks for video

@tmautosstaustellcornwall5882 3 жыл бұрын

Doing this job today on the ground - 😬 cheers for showing us how to do it . 👌👍👍 nice video

@bodgitandleggitgarage 3 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@Automotive_Solutions 6 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation and video. I've got that tool. Another pair of hands made it much easier. It's a bit fiddly. 🤚🤚

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Automotive Solutions thanks a lot for watching mate an extra pair of hands is always good if you know what I mean lol

@sparky1543 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, great vid, subscribed. just a quick one, can these bushes be done on a mk2 focus without removing the trailing arm, using the special tool?

@RoadRunnerMeep 4 жыл бұрын

Did both sides with my brother using floor jacks in 3 hours lately. He ended up taking the trailing arms off, was a big annoying but you work with the tools you have. Found it way easier than going under the car

@bodgitandleggitgarage 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got it done mate that's all that matters nice job

@RoadRunnerMeep 4 жыл бұрын

@@bodgitandleggitgarage Yeah they're a pain in the arse. But you make do with what you have :)

@bodgitandleggitgarage 4 жыл бұрын

@@RoadRunnerMeep yes mate exactly

@ewb69 6 жыл бұрын

perfect timing leon, doing this on wednesday. thanks bonnie lad

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

ewb69 it's not perfect timing I knew you was doing it on Wednesday🤣🤣🤣🤣

@scientist100 3 жыл бұрын

Can I borrow the tool? Too expensive just for one time use at the shop, I don't normally do this kind of jobs.

@125sm3 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Leon as you said it's better when you can see both holes 😉🤣 !

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

125 SM 🤣🤣 thanks mate

@ChristopherCerta 6 жыл бұрын

Very little rust underneath! I'm impressed.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Certa hahahah

@andyb5187 4 жыл бұрын

Have you got a video for the front arb bushes? Is it a subframe off job?

@paulbrooks5509 6 жыл бұрын

Great vids very informative keep up the good work 😀😀

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

paul brooks thanks mate

@paulbrooks5509 6 жыл бұрын

bodgit and leggit garage I've done many of them trailing arm bushes on the Mondeo know that tool saves you a lot of time mate

@vdubs6068 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid Leon 👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Vdubs 60 thanks mate

@joewall5047 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, just done this job on the floor - not nice, do you know the torque specs for the two bolts in the bushing and the bottom shock bolt, thanks

@paulmayou370 6 жыл бұрын

great video explained well

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Paul Mayou thanks mate

@prime859 5 жыл бұрын

Class vid , cheers

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

@Badgertronix 6 жыл бұрын

I look forward to doing this on the floor without the special tool one day 🤣 awesome work mate

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Badgertronix 🤣🤣🤣🤣 have fun

@noelmartin2398 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@brendanbradyfan3589 6 жыл бұрын

Good video Leon 👍🏻

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Brendan Brady fan thanks mate

@Diagnosedan 6 жыл бұрын

Good job acquaintance!😁

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

DiagnoseDan who are you😁😁😁

@MrAdymk3 3 жыл бұрын

There's a mark on new bushes you line up to a little semi circle on the trailing arm . Little point marking the old bushes than could have possible moved in worst condition case

@barrygill2213 3 жыл бұрын

How much at a garage would I be looking at to have both replaced cheers leon great video 👍👍

@michaelrobinson5592 6 жыл бұрын

Good job 👍👍👍

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Michael Robinson thanks mate

@simoncairns8702 2 жыл бұрын

How do u adjust the tool it so you don’t push them to far in a bought the tool you have in video but the don’t move

@ericcorse 6 жыл бұрын

Damn that pry bay urt when it it me on the ead. I enjoy these wrenching videos, you never know what tips you can pickup even when I'll never work on one of these. That Seely tool is great it would be a royal PITA without it. Interesting how it was designed to go in cockeyed. Leon can you add a link for that light, it looks interesting.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Eric Corse hi mate yes I totally agree I learn a lot of tips from watching other people also learnt it's from the comments you're always learning in this job which light are you talking about as I use the couple in the video

@kevrawlins1392 2 жыл бұрын

Good video bud, cohosh you explain about the rats on the tool for me as you didn't mention them 😆

@bartdabi4793 6 жыл бұрын

Sort it !!! i love that chanel. :)

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

@EXOVCDS 6 жыл бұрын

It really is as simple as that!

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas EXOVCDS sorted!!!

@themechanic6117 6 жыл бұрын

Leon just makes it look simple 😂 there should be a shirt that says "It really is as simple as that" 😂👍

@conorcousins27 6 жыл бұрын

Is that a faccom 3.8th ratchett leon..does it have an extendable handle

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Conor Cousins 1/2 and yes it has the extendable handle

@brendo3314 6 жыл бұрын

€300 for that tool I bet you managed without it before but it makes your life easy great video

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Brendo yes I have managed without it but the job is taking 4 times longer so you do the math

@martinroskilly9994 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, Need to get my Bushes replaced in 3months time. Fords Garage I normally take my car to wants to charge £250 and said they’ll need over a day to do the job. Hmmmm.... think someone’s pulling the wool over my eyes... tut tut 😠

@bodgitandleggitgarage 4 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

@Alexander_l322 4 жыл бұрын

Once you’re bought the tool and bushes you’ll be in for about £200 anyways so you’re really only paying an extra £50 for fitting and you won’t need to get your hands dirty. I wouldn’t bother doing this myself unless I can find or borrow the tool for very cheap.

@krzysztofkacprzak7986 6 жыл бұрын

I’m doing an exhaust on my mk4 this week, wish me luck. Great job as always Leon.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Krzysztof Kacprzak there is a video coming out shortly I'll be doing a full exhaust system on a Mk 3 Mondeo going to be very similar to yours

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Krzysztof Kacprzak also good luck mate have fun

@messyazid9061 6 жыл бұрын

The best

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Mess Yazid thanks mate

@kostask5230 2 жыл бұрын

Thank Leon for the video. Was helpful. Tomorrow i will gone to garage to replace the dame bushes for the Galaxy. Ask me to pay £200 pounds each total £400 pounds. I thing is rep off . Very expensive for the job like that. What you thing? The car is reg 2012. Thank you

@drivewasher 6 жыл бұрын

Flipin hek Leon, and I thought I was clumsy! lol

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Steve Ashcroft 😁😁😁

@taxidude 2 жыл бұрын

Just done one of these without the specialist tool! Nightmare! Have to confess to giving that top bolt a wee tap with a hammer to help it on its way!

@shaunsautorepairs5410 6 жыл бұрын

had somebody ask me to do a pair of these recently...i sent him elsewhere. not having a ramp and no press to seat the bush this job would be a pain.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

shauns auto repairs but now you know what tool you need so next time you build to do it easy

@rupedog 3 ай бұрын

The point of not taking the arm off and using that tool is so u don't have to do tracking!!! (assumes u use genuine ford part)

@brendanbradyfan3589 6 жыл бұрын

Also can I ask do you think the mk4 Mondeo is a reliable car? (petrol not diesel) thanks

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Brendan Brady fan hi mate it all depends on what type of driving you are doing to which one you need just stay away from the 1.8 diesel

@cardude5323 6 жыл бұрын

bodgit and leggit garage is that a pug engine? Been looking at the s-max but the 2.0 diesel pug engine gets better reviews reliability wise.

@ljm200787 6 жыл бұрын

What make air hammer did you use? Looks decent

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

hi mate it is a laser tool one

@ljm200787 6 жыл бұрын

bodgit and leggit garage thanks for that looks like a decent one might have to get one

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

obi wan it is a decent one one of the most powerfulest ones you can get

@jaykent6645 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leon, another great video 😊

@bodgitandleggitgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@hardworker8030 6 жыл бұрын

When working on cars what colour loctite is best to use as you can buy Red, Blue, Green and Purple.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Hard Worker it's like everything depends on what you are doing 99% of the times I use blue I have sometimes use red but that's it on cars

@bobbobby5724 6 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you take us down to the track shop, great video

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Bobby I have asked and they don't want to be filmed but I have my own tracking gauges I might do a video on

@rupedog 3 ай бұрын

Why take the upper control arm bolt out... Just remove the lower one u can get out easily, and loosen the top only to swing it out the way

@gavw7325 5 жыл бұрын

Hey mate - Great vid. You said you’ve done this job before without that tool. I can’t afford the tool and am only ever going to have to do the job once. How did you do it before? Cheers

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Hi mate it was very awkward I had to use big threaded bars with old bearings put them together hammers all the usual stuff it was not easy and I wouldn't really advise you doing it you can do more damage doing it this way the proper tool is the key I realise if you can't afford it that's a problem but also spending the money on buying the parts and damaging them or so will cost you money in the long run

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Also if they're not putting 100% correct your never get the tracking right damage tyres and in the long run end up costing you more money than may be getting someone to fit them for you

@gavw7325 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud . I’ll see what i can do. Looks like this might be a job to take to the mechanic, it’ll cost less for the bushes and for him to do the work than just buying the tool . Cheers 🍻

@WorksopGimp 4 жыл бұрын

The bush has a locator mark on them

@bodgitandleggitgarage 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate not on all of them only some of them that's why it's always best to market just in case

@malcolmyoung7866 6 жыл бұрын

Leon, You can't be posting videos on a Sunday, that's 'YouPorn Sunday' you know? YouPorn paused...Bodgit and Leggit playing...SORRTED!!!

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Malcolm Young 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it just depends who you need more tissue for

@radekfaj83 5 жыл бұрын

You have an indicator mark on bush and arm, the way you do with marking the position of old bush is incorrect because old one always going to be in the wrong position. Nice tool.

@bartstunna502 2 жыл бұрын

I wander, of we can't hammer it in place with the pneumatic hammer with a hammer bit on it. Instead of using the expensive and non economic special tool...

@ariebastiaanse3423 6 жыл бұрын

This is the easy side, no exhaust in your way.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

Dennis de Boer I say that in the video no point me show me that side as it's harder to film on you will not be able to see what's going on but it is still as easy

@martinroberts3977 5 жыл бұрын

Its something I dread all the time, Ive heated the metal up a tad and used ZX1 to lube it all up. The tool is £135 its just a shame I have only used it once. (technically twice).

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunate this is one of the big problems of being a mechanic the tools you need to do the job properly or easier are very expensive and you don't necessarily get to use them all the time but it's a Catch 22 do you spend longer and possible damage in part or do you buy the tool

@martinroberts3977 5 жыл бұрын

@@bodgitandleggitgarage the upside is as a mechanic you will use the tool more often than the enthusiast. I would say the downside is not being appreciated in being a thorough decent mechanic and being compared with fly-by-night wannabe mechanics. As the saying goes "if its worth doing then......" Good videos

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

@@martinroberts3977 yes mate obviously I would use it a little bit more than the DIY about maybe not as much as you think as I live in a very small town and there is a wide selection of vehicles there's lots of tools I haven't got the full use out of it needed them to do the job properly

@rupedog 3 ай бұрын

You don't line up by making marks ever.... U use the special cut outs on the bushing and arm that are DESIGNED specifically for aligning it What if the old one broke because it wasn't put in correctly!!!!

@unclestarfester 5 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you use the little indicator on the actual arm itself to line the bush up?...after all, thats what its there for.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Because not every one of them has that little Mark and the way I show it in the video you don't need the mark so the way I sharing a video it doesn't matter that's why I showed it that way

@unclestarfester 5 жыл бұрын

@@bodgitandleggitgarage OK, no probs, i wasn't trying to catch you out or anything, just wondered...great vid by the way, i always watch your vids because we can always make mistakes and you never seem to edit any mistakes out, you just rectify them so folk know the ins and outs, keep up the great work, fella.

@bodgitandleggitgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@maovi7652 4 жыл бұрын

Much easier when you take wheel off and remove whole arm, it's only 4 torx bolts ;)

@ozzstars_cars 6 жыл бұрын

Ford Mondeo, what the hell is that? Must be from Mars. lol

@Diagnosedan 6 жыл бұрын

There was a martian working on it, so you might be right!🤣🤣🤣

@malcolmyoung7866 6 жыл бұрын

Mondeo was chosen by Ford as a name as it was classed as a 'global' product so to speak and 'Mondeo' is a mishmash of the word 'Mondial' and a couple of other 'worldly' words. Note, it doesn't have an English word as part of it...I think?

@bodgitandleggitgarage 6 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@CrimeVid 6 жыл бұрын

Nah mate, just an ordinary non-kanga powered car, mind you I had some of that petrol once !!

@ChristopherCerta 6 жыл бұрын

My Mondeo Mk2 (Contour) is Canadian made, but most Mondeo Mk3+ (Fusion) are made in Mexico, that are available here. Elon Musk is mainly working with Tesla, but maybe you've heard something I'm not aware of.