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proberjohn
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Took the Scorp in for an early MOT today ........... failed 
Couple of brake pipes - no hassle and nearside wishbone bushes on the wishbone which was replaced last June so garage will try to get the new one foc.
One day I'll have a car that won't need buckets of money every year 
John B.
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scorpio_man
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #1 on: Apr 11th, 2007, 7:00pm » |
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hi john
that's a bit of a b****r about the wishbone. 
did the garage fit it?
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proberjohn
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #2 on: Apr 11th, 2007, 7:27pm » |
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Hi Andrew
Yes my local (non franchise) garage fitted the suspension arm last May. There was a knock (NSF) by December but they couldn't find out from where.
They're a good garage (get a lot of work from me) and I'm sure they'll look kindly on the costs.
The arm came from FMD in Perth so should have a 12 month warranty - the car's only done 3-4k since replacement so it shouldn't have failed - unless they did something silly like tighten the bolts with it still up in the air 
I'll find out tomorrow - I expect the part to be free but pay the labour (perhaps they'll do a deal on here as well). Upside is they don't charge any retest fees.
John B.
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #3 on: Apr 11th, 2007, 7:31pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2007, 7:27pm, proberjohn wrote:
The arm came from FMD in Perth so should have a 12 month warranty - the car's only done 3-4k since replacement so it shouldn't have failed - unless they did something silly like tighten the bolts with it still up in the air
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that's what i'm thinking. not hear of any failing early (80k miles+)
let us know how you get on.
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ghia-x
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #4 on: Apr 11th, 2007, 11:32pm » |
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Hi all,
If they had a young-on do the job they may have fitted the viod bush on an angle insted of straight up and down. . this would explain the excess movement.
ghia-x
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proberjohn
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #5 on: Apr 13th, 2007, 7:24pm » |
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Still waiting 
FMD sent the wrong suspension arm so won't get it back this week.
Garage reckons I'll have to pay the full amount and they'll put a claim into Ford which can take months
Wouldn't mind but many expenses this month and I could do without another £250+ bill
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v4-max aka Cheekyboy1
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #6 on: Apr 13th, 2007, 7:49pm » |
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thats interesting, mine failed on exactly the same things 2 front brake lines and nearside front wishbone. 52,000 mile car
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proberjohn
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #7 on: Apr 16th, 2007, 4:46pm » |
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Still waiting, second replacement suspension arm was right car but wrong side so the garage still don't have it.
Word is though that there has been a run on suspension arms with failed bushes!!.
Tomorrow (perhaps) 
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proberjohn
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #8 on: Apr 18th, 2007, 7:26pm » |
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I had a Scorpio once upon a time!!
I've still not got it back. I peeked in the garage on my way home today and it's still there up on the hoist.
Perhaps there's a shortage of suspension arms??
Tomorrow
John B.
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #9 on: Apr 18th, 2007, 7:30pm » |
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hi john
there was a supply problem about 18 months/2 years, if i remember correctly. ford must only order a small number from the manufacturer now.
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #10 on: Apr 18th, 2007, 10:11pm » |
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look at my thread on susp bushes and arms, i had the same prob with arms failing in less than twelve months,,, my dec 98 scorp has had about 5 or 6 arms fitted since i bought the car with 24,000 mls on it ,,, ford has replaced them no bother at all and my warranty still covers me if any more fail, thats not the point though its bloody inconvenient
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #11 on: Apr 19th, 2007, 6:19pm » |
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on Apr 18th, 2007, 10:11pm, big_neil wrote:| look at my thread on susp bushes and arms, i had the same prob with arms failing in less than twelve months,,, my dec 98 scorp has had about 5 or 6 arms fitted since i bought the car with 24,000 mls on it ,,, ford has replaced them no bother at all and my warranty still covers me if any more fail, thats not the point though its bloody inconvenient |
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Thanks for that Neil - it makes me feel really confident 
I'm not sure whether Ford will pick up the labour costs - somehow I doubt it. Still not got it back and haven't heard from the garage. I'll pop in tomorrow.
Changing my handle to Fed Up John
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ghia-x
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #12 on: Apr 20th, 2007, 3:59pm » |
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Hi all, proberjohn thats a bit of a bummer. I didn't realize FORD M/C had sutch a problem. They sould have learnt by the problems they had with Fiesta, Escort & Mondeo bushes to name but a few. If anyone's desperate I've got a pr of front wishbones from an ultima, thats just been stripped. Bushes were checked before they were removed, last wk, by an MOT tester & deamed good. {bushes/arms look to be recent}. PM my with offers, please.
Ghia-x.
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proberjohn
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Re: Failed MOT
« Reply #13 on: Apr 20th, 2007, 5:54pm » |
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Got it back this pm 
When I called in the garage this am they were still waiting for the correct arm having been sent two right hand side ones in sucession (its the left (nearside) one that's failed). This despite the fact the the arms have a "L" or a "R" cast into them!!
Suspicion is that they were in the wrong bins somewhere.
I'll have to wait to see how the bill looks (great garage - I get the car back when the job's done and they send me a bill later, it used to be weeks but it's down to days now).
Downside is that there are advisories for the rear shocker bushes - are these the ones that can't be got seperately??
John B.
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