Grow your Suspension Servicing Capability with Nolathane!

2 Jun, 2014

Replacement of suspension ball joints and bushings has been an ongoing drama for both tradesmen mechanics & even suspension specialists for many years. The need for a hydraulic press and specialised tooling often makes the task impossible under normal workshop and home repair situations.

It is not unusual to have a reseller/spare parts shop sell ball joints and/or bushings to a mechanic and then have these parts taken to a specialised workshop to have them installed into the arms. Quite often the specialised workshop has difficulty installing these ball joints and bushings and in some instances the arms are damaged when excess force is applied to remove bushes seized into the arms.

On occasions a vehicle is immobilised to replace ball joints and/or bushings and suspension arms are found to be accident damaged, worn or cracked and unrepairable. At this point the decision has to be made to replace with new arms, if available and sensibly priced, or do the rounds of motor wreckers to find second hand replacements which in most cases will need ball joints/bushes replaced before reinstalling into the vehicle.

In the meantime the vehicle can be off the road for several days causing inconvenience to the customer and the tradesman repairer alike. Note: An immobilised vehicle sitting in a workshop is also taking up valuable workspace which could be applied to other profitable jobs.

Nolathane have identified these common problems and targeted a range of replacement suspension arms for a wide range of popular vehicles in the Australian market. Sold in single units (left hand and/or right hand) and fitted with Nolathane SOFTER STRONGER | SMARTER bushings and premium quality ball join (where applicable), the complete solution eliminates the need for hydraulic press, specialised labour and tools resulting in less vehicle downtime, increased workshop efficiency and profitability.

Many repairers take on bushing replacement, only to be caught out - at the same time it is becoming more and more difficult to carry “bench work” at a profit. An example of this is replacement of bushings and ball joints in the front control arms of VT-VZ Commodore - on average a competent mechanic will take approximately 3 hours to remove the control arms, replace the 4 bushings and 2 ball joints and refit to the vehicle.

By sourcing Nolathane bolt on suspension arms this job is reduced dramatically to 45 minutes with the mechanic creating 2+ hours additional billable labour time to carry out other profitable jobs in the workshop.

For more information, contact your local CoolDrive representative today!