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[Seth]

Planning on changing the wishbones on the TD tomorrow.
 
Got a pair of Lemforders from Jason at All German Parts, and my friendly Vx parts people sourced new nuts/bolts at a very fair price too.
I've also Poly-bushed the front ends of each wishbone, thanks to Turk's advice!
 
Then it'll be a trip to WIM for a full set-up!
 

[millwall]

have fun    just before my omega went i did both wishbones and it was easier than i thought    hope it all goes without problems

[Seth]

have fun    just before my omega went i did both wishbones and it was easier than i thought    hope it all goes without problems

Cheers for that millwall me ol' bud!

[Kneepad]

Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   

[Debs.]

changing the wishbones on the TD tomorrow.
 

We`ll need pictures!

[Seth]

Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   

Thanks Kneepad, these shouldn't be too troublesome, as they were separated quite recently when I removed the subframe to change the sump.
 
If only I had the new wishbones at that time eh?
The 'law of the sod' etc springs to mind!
 

[Seth]

changing the wishbones on the TD tomorrow.
 

We`ll need pictures!

Pictures are no problem Debs - hosting 'em up on to OOF hasn't been mastered by this scribe yet!
 
Apparently, Photobucket isn't Mac-compatible ..... ooerr!
 

[Kneepad]

changing the wishbones on the TD tomorrow.
 

We`ll need pictures!

Pictures are no problem Debs - hosting 'em up on to OOF hasn't been mastered by this scribe yet!
 
Apparently, Photobucket isn't Mac-compatible ..... ooerr!
 

You could try:
http://www.imageshack.us/

Not sure if it's ok for macs but have a look.

Edit: just checked it will work with macs. 

[Gaffers]

Good luck

So how much were your bolts?  I was quoted £30 at my local (useless) stealer

[Dishevelled Den]

Good luck B, hope things go well. 8-)

[dad1uk]

We will be waiting for the 'all clear' report......
 

[Seth]

Phew - job done!
 
Taking my time, and working methodically, I reckon that start-to-finish was around three hours.
That included having to split/chisel-off the forward offside wishbone nut - so not too bad for a novice!
 
I followed chrisgixer's excellent guide: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285891052
Thanks for this Mr 'gixer!
 

However, a couple of points to note:
* Being a TD, you really need to release the oil cooler pipes from the filter base, as you'll encounter considerable difficulty accessing/removing/refitting the rear (vertical) wishbone bolt.
Although the oil loss is minimal, a drip-tray avoided any mess here.

* With both sides of the car raised off the ground and securely supported with stands, disconnect BOTH drop-links as your first task after removing the wheels.
The anti-roll bar can then be positioned upwards so as to aid removal/refitting of the 'bones themselves. This also made refitting of the lower ball-joint reasonably straightforward.

* Give all the nuts/bolts a good spraying with Plusgas or similar a day or two prior to doing the work - this really paid off!

Thanks to everyone's supportive comments on here - much appreciated, believe me!
 

It's now time to indulge in a nice hot bath, and thence sample some of Mrs Sethsmate's made home-made apple crumble with piping hot runny custard for tea - mmmmmm!
 

Thanks again everyone, from The Valleys!
      

[Shackeng]

Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   

Snap

[Shackeng]

Phew - job done!
 
Taking my time, and working methodically, I reckon that start-to-finish was around three hours.
That included having to split/chisel-off the forward offside wishbone nut - so not too bad for a novice!
 
I followed chrisgixer's excellent guide: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285891052
Thanks for this Mr 'gixer!
 

However, a couple of points to note:
* Being a TD, you really need to release the oil cooler pipes from the filter base, as you'll encounter considerable difficulty accessing/removing/refitting the rear (vertical) wishbone bolt.
Although the oil loss is minimal, a drip-tray avoided any mess here.

* With both sides of the car raised off the ground and securely supported with stands, disconnect BOTH drop-links as your first task after removing the wheels.
The anti-roll bar can then be positioned upwards so as to aid removal/refitting of the 'bones themselves. This also made refitting of the lower ball-joint reasonably straightforward.

* Give all the nuts/bolts a good spraying with Plusgas or similar a day or two prior to doing the work - this really paid off!

Thanks to everyone's supportive comments on here - much appreciated, believe me!
 

It's now time to indulge in a nice hot bath, and thence sample some of Mrs Sethsmate's made home-made apple crumble with piping hot runny custard for tea - mmmmmm!
 

Thanks again everyone, from The Valleys!
      

Well done SM,  I must confess I didn't take the cooler pipes off when I did mine, and while awkward, it was still doable fairly easily. I recall the most difficult bit was retrieving a nut dropped into the chassis.

[Seth]

Good luck

So how much were your bolts?  I was quoted £30 at my local (useless) stealer

PM sent bud