Is this job as easy as it looks?? Other than pressing the old bushes out and new bushes in are there any problems doing this jobs.

3 bolts per side?

Any advise gratefully received!:)

Edited July 19, 201015 yr by turbocraigy

Yeah fairly easy to do. Like you said 3 bolts. The only problem i had was one bolt on the passenger side was a pig to get out, because the intercooler pipe was in the way :rolleyes:

Yeah fairly easy to do. Like you said 3 bolts. The only problem i had was one bolt on the passenger side was a pig to get out, because the intercooler pipe was in the way :rolleyes:

 

What did you do then? Bit of brute force and ignorance?

Also does the car need to be on its wheels when installing these or is it ok to fit them with the wheel off and jacked up?

Cheers...

use a hacksaw to cut the old ones out (or a recipricating saw if you have one) and the use a press or large vice to get the new one in.

just buy the uprated tension rods from z centre, then you dont have to bother with the big bushes!

What did you do then? Bit of brute force and ignorance?

Also does the car need to be on its wheels when installing these or is it ok to fit them with the wheel off and jacked up?

Cheers...

 

Yeah pritty much. Had to use a crow bar to help lol!!!

 

I did mine jacked up. I had no other way :)

i have a set of arms with poly bushes already installed

 

yours for £30 plust the postage (should be about £5)

 

if you want for another £10 i can shot blast them and paint them so they are all shiny and new looking.

All suspension bush bolts should be tightened with the wheel in the driving position & not hanging or when the vehicle is back on the ground the bushes will twist causing premature wear, adverse handling & possibly invoke the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse!! :blink:

 

If safe to do so jack up under the hub to raise the wheel to the driving position before tightening the bolts.

I intend to lower my zed off the axle stands on to 4 (identical) ramps. This should (in theory) have the car sitting level and full loaded, so I can then get easy access to torque up all the bolts that are bushed.

I've got practically every suspension part to do front and rear :sailor:

Edited July 12, 201015 yr by Steams
typo!!

Just updating this thread.......

I've had an annoying slight front wheel wobble at around 70mph and under light braking at speed.

Brand new K-Sport brake upgrade fitted so not warped disc, new tyres perfectly balanced. Searched on here for possible causes.

Have recently fitted new rack bushes, ARB bushes, droplinks new springs/shocks & associated rubbers.

To the point, my tensions rod bushes looked absolutely fine, but I have changed them anyway with new OEM ones.

Took the rods to my local garage, charged me £10 to press in new ones. Refitted and tested.

The wheel wobble has gone!:thumbup:

So, even though the old ones hadn't split, just had some slight perishing they were probably tired and allowing slightly too much movement. They really did look OK, but obviously not as the problem is solved and I've done around 100miles now.

Removing the rods was easy - 3 bolts. The big bush bolt is tight to get in and out, but not too bad. I'm no mechanic, I only have basic tools.

I've just had mine replaced, (Thanks Dougal200!!), and there's a noticeable difference in the feel of the car even on the short drive back from the garage this afternoon.

 

To get the bolt out of the RHS donut, the mechanic undid the bracket the arm and hte ARB is bolted to to get it out past the chargecooler pipework.

 

HICAS arms next!

I just used a small pry bar on the bolt head to get it past the IC pipe. Didn't cause any damage as the pipe will lift enough (just) to pry the bolt out.

I just used a small pry bar on the bolt head to get it past the IC pipe. Didn't cause any damage as the pipe will lift enough (just) to pry the bolt out.

 

Exactly!