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Last Monday heralded the dreaded MOT inspection. A moot point, a non-issue you might think seeing as servicing some six weeks previously raised nothing other than worn tyres, which were duly replaced . However, up on the inspection ramp revealed a blown nearside headlamp bulb and a perished suspension arm bush...
Lower arm bushes are a one of those relatively inexpensive but irksome KA weak-spots, manifest in sloppy steering and an unnerving creaking over uneven roads. Genuine Ford dealer pricing aside, your trusty local garage should be able to procure and fit for around the £90 mark. Arguably a component best replaced in pairs , the passenger side was sound so will remain unmolested for the time being. Ironically, Florence (Kushi's Endura engined predecessor) succumbed to the same problem back in November 2005, had the single-sided op without the other so much as murmuring right up until January's catastrophic camshaft failure. £138.01 lighter (including inspection) we are once again free to negotiate chaotic roads characterised by snow, ice and sub zero temperatures...
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