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highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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| Quite urgent...Front upper suspension arm. |
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I've got my new superpro bushes installed in the lower arms, ready to go on, but thought I'd change the ARB links at the same time.
The upper left hand suspension arm (wishbone) is quite stiff to move and feels like it's just flexing the rubber in the bushes going through the available arc.
At the moment it doesn't have the knuckle assembly weighing it down, but I assume it should move smoothly through the arc, so the bolts are probably seized to the bushes.
My question is, should I sort it as a priority before putting it back together?
Is trying to turn the bolts likely to unseized them?
Access to the rear bolts looks a bit tricky.
Thanks Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
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 12th Aug 2017 12:25 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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Isn't that how they are supposed to be?- bolts don't rotate, if the bolts rotate in the lower arms you've not tightened them up enough and you will be going nowhere, don't lock them up until they are at normal height. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 12th Aug 2017 1:18 pm |
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Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
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As m3dpo said. They shouldn't be loose ! Jarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
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-detango with led bulbs
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| 12th Aug 2017 1:33 pm |
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highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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Not that the bolts are loose (they aren't) but shouldn't the arms be free to move up and down, rather than just 'flexing' from a certain angle. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
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| 12th Aug 2017 6:24 pm |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
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No not the top arms, they should twist in the rubber bushes, and they are stiff.
Flack 
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| 12th Aug 2017 7:09 pm |
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highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5095
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Good to know. Thanks all! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
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| 12th Aug 2017 10:02 pm |
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