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| posted on November 14th, 2010 at 08:03 PM |
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Diaginal arm bushes... bug IRS
Hi all,
i ca't sem to find the info i ned to guide me through removal and installation of diagonal arm pivot bushes... Can someone help?
I have been told that i need to replace with urethane to enable better handling characteristics? Is there better/ harder quality urethane, or do i
just get what i can? Cheers
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| posted on November 14th, 2010 at 08:17 PM |
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if superpro make em then that would be the best imho.
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| posted on November 14th, 2010 at 08:23 PM |
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no they don't  but the make spring plate bushes 
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| posted on November 14th, 2010 at 09:03 PM |
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You don't have a Gregory's or Bentley manual ??? Get one dude... seriously... you'll never regret it.
Process isn't that complicated, but expect it to take a good few hours to do. Once safely up on stands, level and wheels off, the first step is mark
all the diagonal arm to spring plate bolts so that you can get the same camber and toe settings as before started. Then undo CV's and take the drive
shaft out, brake drum/rotor off (weight), disconnect or unclip brake lines from diagonal arm, unbolt diagonal arm from spring plate, take off spring
plate retainer/cover, take pivot bolt out, with a bit of jiggling diagonal arm should be able to be lowered out.
Once out drift out the steel inner of the bushes, then the rubbers should pop out easily.
As to urethane replacements... well the different brands are much of a muchness as I understand it, or else go for OE German rubber ones. I've also
heard of people running spun ally pivot bushes, but never tried it myself.
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| posted on November 15th, 2010 at 12:24 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vlad01
no they don't but the make spring plate bushes
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look harder, they do make them, spring plate bushes on the other hand i find hard to believe, got a link/pic?
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| posted on November 15th, 2010 at 07:22 AM |
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here you go.
http://203.31.191.243/fulcrumCat/
just go though the menu and pick the appropriate selections.
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| posted on November 15th, 2010 at 07:36 AM |
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Sorry Sides,
I forgot to mention the arm is out and i have already dismantled everything else...
thanks guys, so i'll just hammer 'em out with a drift.
Cheers
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| posted on November 15th, 2010 at 09:09 AM |
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I have seen the inner trailing arm urathane bushes wear on the thrust side and this allows the trailing arm to move side to side creating a clunking
noise when you corner.
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