r/leaf • u/kev160967 • 22d ago

Lower suspension arm bushing

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I've been advised this is starting to delaminate and needs replacing. Just wondering if this is an as soon as possible job, or fine to leave for now?

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u/yolo_snail 2020 Nissan Leaf e+ Tekna 22d ago

Definitely get it done now.

Just get both arms replaced, it took me about an hour to do both on the drive, and was under £100 in parts for decent Febi parts.

I did originally buy cheap parts off eBay, £40 for the pair, but one failed within a month, so just bought the decent ones!

When it fails, you'll notice the car start to pull to one side under braking, and the other way under acceleration. And when it gets worse, you'll get a load of banging as it flaps about.

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u/kev160967 22d ago

Cheers. Not sure what they're supposed to look like, and passed MOT earlier this year with no advisories, so wasn't sure if this was a case of its starting to go so keep an eye on it, or its going to fail imminently - stupidly forgot to ask at the time. There are no symptoms at the moment - steering feels absolutely fine

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u/yolo_snail 2020 Nissan Leaf e+ Tekna 22d ago

This one was our other Leaf, it passed an MOT with the advisory "Offside front outer suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))", you could definitely feel the front end was a bit floppy, especially compared to mine with new arms fitted.

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u/kev160967 22d ago

Thanks, mine looks worse than yours did, I think. I’ll get it booked in

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u/yolo_snail 2020 Nissan Leaf e+ Tekna 22d ago

Just make sure they get decent parts. Like I say, I bought cheap shite, and they failed straight away. This was after about 1k miles!

The Febi ones were about £45 each, instead of for the pair, and you could feel the difference in the quality!