Anti roll bar link URGENT
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Anti roll bar link URGENT
Hi all
Skip is back from the garage for tracking (was 6mm off to the left) ahead of the meet but it needs a anti roll bar link (droplink) rear passenger side. Nothing serious but the knocking sound is driving me insane.
What do I need to look for and where in order to get one, I don't even know what it looks like anyway. Ideally I would have that done before the meet.
Moi
Skip is back from the garage for tracking (was 6mm off to the left) ahead of the meet but it needs a anti roll bar link (droplink) rear passenger side. Nothing serious but the knocking sound is driving me insane.
What do I need to look for and where in order to get one, I don't even know what it looks like anyway. Ideally I would have that done before the meet.
Moi
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
This is one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-Volvo-480- ... SwIgNXtgkl
You can find cheaper, left and right are the same and not a difficult job.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-Volvo-480- ... SwIgNXtgkl
You can find cheaper, left and right are the same and not a difficult job.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Thank you
Very inexpensive. Should I change both or the defective one only?
Very inexpensive. Should I change both or the defective one only?
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Personally I would change both, if one is that bad the other may not be far behind.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
One last question. Is this something I can do myself? I am not a tool and I've got tools. Would it just be a matter of jacking the car up and undo a couple of bolts or am I being hopelessly optimistic
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Actually that is pretty much it. Provided the nuts and bolts stay intact.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Excellent
Will place order and fix all that before the meet. Thank you for your help
Will place order and fix all that before the meet. Thank you for your help
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Also, might sound obvious to some but don't try and jack the car one side at a time or you will put torsion on the ARB and will have a tough job getting the bolts out but an even worse job getting them back in. I did this a couple of years ago and noticed the bolts were too long for the space available so they were rubbing on the inside of the wheelarch inner. Might be worth checking for signs of rubbing before taking it apart as you may need shorter bolts, or you could just file them down like I ended up doing. Might just be a one-off down to whoever changed the ARB drop links before me though. They can be quite stiff and the bolts can move about as the bar flexes - bloody knuckles! Good luck.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Thanks for the insight. I can always rest the rear on the wheels with a some wood so as not to damage them. 1 wheel on each side.Swanny wrote:Also, might sound obvious to some but don't try and jack the car one side at a time or you will put torsion on the ARB and will have a tough job getting the bolts out but an even worse job getting them back in. I did this a couple of years ago and noticed the bolts were too long for the space available so they were rubbing on the inside of the wheelarch inner. Might be worth checking for signs of rubbing before taking it apart as you may need shorter bolts, or you could just file them down like I ended up doing. Might just be a one-off down to whoever changed the ARB drop links before me though. They can be quite stiff and the bolts can move about as the bar flexes - bloody knuckles! Good luck.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Had that on the replacement fronts when I replaced them, cheap ones off fleebay, had to cut them down.Swanny wrote:..... and noticed the bolts were too long for the space available so they were rubbing on the inside of the wheelarch inner. Might be worth checking for signs of rubbing before taking it apart as you may need shorter bolts.....
The rubber also only lasted 3 months before cracking and was the reason I chose not to change the rears recently in my referb.
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
I leave on Friday so I will have to replace (at least one) next week. Funny enough, Ed China was replacing them on a Porsche 993 yesterday
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Re: Anti roll bar link URGENT
Anti roll bar drop link changed. Took about an hour but the knocking sound is gone and Skip is a lot less.......wobbly(?) at the rear. Might change the other one but not before this week end.
Thank you all for your help once again
Thank you all for your help once again
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else