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Rear ARB Anti Roll Bar Bushes - how to replace, with pics
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A nasty job made so much easier by this guide!

Just to add... I found it possible to remove all four bolts using the (halfords) 3/8drive 13mm socket. I used a long extension tube, and kept a constant downward pressure on the bolt by levering against a bit of wood between the body and the ratchet - this avoids slipping and rounding the nut. New bolts definitely required!! £1.44 for four.
The bolts are exposed underneath the bracket, and as Stay Frosty says, direct some WD40 up here.
Also, when installing the new bush, lining up & getting the first bite of the thread is a bit tricky, poke a screwdriver up through the hole from below to align the bracket.

This plus discs & pads completed in 5 hrs including cleaning everything!

Whilst I was at it, I noticed that the handbrake cable rubs against the pipe that comes from the rear of the compressor - it's about half way through the pipe Shocked
Can anyone confirm that this IS an airline ... and where it goes / how to repair / replace?
...Are they all like this??

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The pipe that the handbrake cable rubs through is either the exhaust or inlet for the compressor, I forget...

If its the inlet, you want to get it sorted pretty sharp, so the compressor doesnt suck in any water...

Normally, I just cut the pipe and extend it with some airpipe fittings, which keeps it off the handbrake cable
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Brilliant, thanks Mikey.
Presume it's 8mm ? I have some pipe & connectors that i carry just in case Whistle
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One is 8mm and the other is 10mm
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Nice post. Help me a lot doing mine yesterday.
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Does anyone know the torque value for the ARB bush bracket 's (2) bolts? I haven't seen them mentioned anywhere. Thumbs Up
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To undo: about 600NM Shocked Laughing
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Thanks a lot for write up - I changed mine on Sunday with ease thanks to this. I didn't think about replacing the bolts until i read this and Lookers was closed so I just ran the bolts through a die and cleaned the rust off the threads. A bit of washing up liquid helped slip them and the brackets on too!
  
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er1c wrote:
Does anyone know the torque value for the ARB bush bracket 's (2) bolts? I haven't seen them mentioned anywhere. Thumbs Up


From the manual

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Tighten the nuts to 115 Nm (85 lb.ft)
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Also did the rear bushes last weekend with the great help of this guide. The main problem was finding the right tools that could do the job. I ended up creating a special tool by sticking a 13mm ratchet spanner into the handle of the car jack (also had to stick a short 3/4 extension in as well, so it would sit tight and didn't move). It was the only tool that would fit and was able to create enough leverage. Here are some pics:

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The only thing I noticed was that I couldn't quite tighten the bolt facing the front of the car all the way. I tried to tighten it to 115nm, but then it would just become loose again. The bolt is fairly tight now, but if I try to tighten it more, it will just get loose. At first I thought I had snapped off the head of the bolt, but I guess the thread is just worn out. Used some threadlock so hopefully it won't come loose, since there is no way to cut a new thread in that area. The only solution would probably to try to use a slightly smaller bolt and another nut on the bottom.

Regards

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Lars,

I'm pretty impressed with a ratchet spanner that can take that abuse!! What make is it as I am sure my Gearwrench ratchet spanners would fail with such force?
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Hi Robbie,

the ratchet spanner is a CAROLUS (cheaper sub brand of GEDORE). Probably not made in Germany any longer but quality seems fairly good. Sprayed the bolts with WD40 the day before so that might have helped as well.

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Thanks for the Guide job done

Did mine today took about 2 hours but had a general clean under and put some waxoyl on some bits.
Great guide, had to cut an old 13mm ring spanner to fit in a bit of pipe to crack the nuts off and tighten them up.
A good job done.
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