Common MOT failure points

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:50 am

brakes. otherwise it will depend upon the driving style of the last owner to be honest. and if they kept it in a garage etc...

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:20 pm

indigolemon wrote:
A1ex wrote:All 3 of my ludes have needed front drop links on the mot. Last MOT had an upper N/S wishbone and tie rod ends.
This is more prevalent on lowered cars though. I'm on the original front droplinks for my 1994 lude.

My last two ludes weren't lowered, they were bone stock.

My current lude is on 105k now.

EDIT: the first two ludes were 98, my current is a 97

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:25 pm

Ah wait, are the 5G front droplinks plastic?

A1ex wrote:
indigolemon wrote:
A1ex wrote:All 3 of my ludes have needed front drop links on the mot. Last MOT had an upper N/S wishbone and tie rod ends.
This is more prevalent on lowered cars though. I'm on the original front droplinks for my 1994 lude.
My last two ludes weren't lowered, they were bone stock.

That's surprising man. Clearly we need to discuss your driving style

Are the 5G's not different in terms of front droplinks? Have a nagging memory they may be a lot less rugged than the 4G ones.

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:42 pm

You've never driven is south wales have you? Straight roads don't exist & you can't go far without a row of speed bumps!

Had a look atthe drop links the otherday, they looked metal. I think the rubber perishes quicker, might be a different grade or shore harndess...

Post by **Donald** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:25 pm

My original ones were cack and the ones I replaced them with not so long ago are cack. Norfolk roads and lowering

BigTom · Post by **BigTom** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:40 pm

Animal Mother wrote:
BigTom wrote:I've been looking at a lot of MOT histories recently in my search for a lude, and yeah, brakes as a whole seem to be the most common issue. And sometimes the suspension.
Ball joints and the like?

Yeah, normally excessive play in a ball joint.

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:59 pm

That's why my wishbone was replaced, the ball joint is press fitted into it

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:55 pm

You can replace them without replacing the wish bone if you're determined to. Through eBay and mates rates at a garage I did my Accord's front right upper ball joint for £20, and the lower on the same side for £24. Buying a new wish bone was £35ish and a new hub was about £65 iirc. It's a slightly different wish bone but it's the same method, get a big hammer and a clamp and go hulk on the old ball joint before banging the new one in. Getting the price down that low involved me dicking around removing the wish bone though, a job I now have to repeat on the Prelude this weekend

this wouldn't be an ideal solution for a daily driver mind.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:16 pm

jjmartin349571 wrote:You can replace them without replacing the wish bone if you're determined to. Through eBay and mates rates at a garage I did my Accord's front right upper ball joint for £20, and the lower on the same side for £24. Buying a new wish bone was £35ish and a new hub was about £65 iirc. It's a slightly different wish bone but it's the same method, get a big hammer and a clamp and go hulk on the old ball joint before banging the new one in. Getting the price down that low involved me dicking around removing the wish bone though, a job I now have to repeat on the Prelude this weekend this wouldn't be an ideal solution for a daily driver mind.

your gonna need a fecking big hammer to break the weld on it and can you put a link up as to where you can get this wishbone from for £35 please
cheers
ted

Bio · Post by **Bio** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:07 pm

Mine failed one one tyre on the same axel not being the same width as the other

The advisories were;
Ball joint boots starting to perish

Did pretty well to be honest this year.
Previous MOT fails have all related to suspension and brakes though.