Had my ARB and bushes replaced. The plastic sleeve that the bush sits on the o/s was missing. The rusted bar had split the sleeve and the previous owner had packed the bush out with insulation tape! Nice. There was loads of play, poor handling and the obvious knocking caused by it.

Just to confirm that it was no easy task. The sub frame needed to be dropped to remove/re-fit the bar. Anyone needing to do it ideally will need the car up on a lift. Not a job for the driveway!

Tried looking all over this site regarding front arb replacement with no joy so I hope this helps in some way.

Cheers all!

it does massively mate, its on my list of things to do as i replace my suspension, but ill get my mate at skoda to do it instead

There's a guide for the Fabia in the Technical Guides section I think...not much difference to the Octy