Makes it an even more pointless mot failure then :mad: !! I'm off to read my Beano :rolleyes:

No, thats really the problem what's the alternative, they say because it moves with the aid of a big bar the rubber must be seperated from the metal sleeve. The implication being that the bonding is a critical part and so it fails. However without taking it out its not obviously faulty, the bush...

I agree, it's not a particularly dangerous component even if it were touching the side plate which it isn't. He's clearly trying to make work for himself. Should I fight my case or just accept it and change them. I've bought the poly ones now so I may as well fit them. Some more MOT grey...

wow - thanks for the quick responses. When the MOT guy showed me it looked like it returned back to the same position even though this was not central between the plates and not touching the plates. I think he is just trying to make work for himself which backfired as I took the car away, he...

Hi - just joined :) My P38 has failed the MOT because the radius arm bushes can be moved sideways. The arm is not centrally positioned between the plates and the MOT guy said that the metal to rubber bonding that would keep it central has come apart causing the arm to shift. He use a 3ft...