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Forgot to add the bushes were replaced a couple of years ago and are all good. I had a garage sort this one for me as I haven’t got a press to install the bushes. I wonder if the arms have been put back on the wrong side as I know the bushes can only be pushed in from one direction. What you guys think.
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Still, though, I'm not sure this should happen. The bushings are are very tight fit....or should be.
Let's hear what others have to say
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Show's how much I know! My sincere apologies for leading you astray. I have just gone to the garage to look at my genuine factory spare arms. Lip upwards, just like yours! SO why the bushes are slipping I have no idea!
I am fixing my erroneous posts above. The triangle is definitely upwards.
Show's how much I know! My sincere apologies for leading you astray. I have just gone to the garage to look at my genuine factory spare arms. Lip upwards, just like yours! SO why the bushes are slipping I have no idea!
I am fixing my erroneous posts above. The triangle is definitely upwards.
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No probs Greg I just thought I was going mad Ha ha. So as you say why have the arms pulled off the bushes. Bushes were purchased from Manners and fitted by my local garage. They are not metalastic branded. As far as I’m aware the IRS mounts are all ok but I will have another look tomorrow.
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I wonder if the mounting bolt wasn't tight enough.....
I'm thinking the bracket should be in contact with the bushing (which it appears to be), which if fully inserted in the arm (which it seems to have been), is in contact with the mounting boss on the floor pan, and when the bushing is fully seated, the bolt is then torqued to 45 foot pounds.
It looks to me like the bush has not only moved in the arm, but isn't fully seated to the body mount.
I wonder if the bolt loosened (maybe that's why they have security wire holes), not enough to fall out (caught just in time?), but enough to allow the bushing (for whatever reason) to move in the arm, the arm prevented from moving any farther by the floor.
Having done my own radius arms less than a year ago, I think I'll inspect them, just for my own peace of mind.
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I'm thinking the bracket should be in contact with the bushing (which it appears to be), which if fully inserted in the arm (which it seems to have been), is in contact with the mounting boss on the floor pan, and when the bushing is fully seated, the bolt is then torqued to 45 foot pounds.
It looks to me like the bush has not only moved in the arm, but isn't fully seated to the body mount.
I wonder if the bolt loosened (maybe that's why they have security wire holes), not enough to fall out (caught just in time?), but enough to allow the bushing (for whatever reason) to move in the arm, the arm prevented from moving any farther by the floor.
Having done my own radius arms less than a year ago, I think I'll inspect them, just for my own peace of mind.
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Right quick update. I have just now tapped the bush out of the arm with a hammer and a drift not a bloody great lump hammer just a normal hammer. I could easily fit this bush with a vice. So Greg yes you are definitely correct that the bushes are indeed *****. Metalastic on order.
cheers for all your help.
Rob.
cheers for all your help.
Rob.
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The thing is, assuming the cup is seated properly on the knob, the bolt would hold the cup OK; but the arm could still ride up on the bush until it hit the floor of the car. A loose bolt, if the bush decends, would also mean a loose cup on the knob, and that would create a rattle to wake the dead!
The thing is, assuming the cup is seated properly on the knob, the bolt would hold the cup OK; but the arm could still ride up on the bush until it hit the floor of the car. A loose bolt, if the bush decends, would also mean a loose cup on the knob, and that would create a rattle to wake the dead!
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Right quick update. I have just now tapped the bush out of the arm with a hammer and a drift not a bloody great lump hammer just a normal hammer. I could easily fit this bush with a vice. So Greg yes you are definitely correct that the bushes are indeed *****. Metalastic on order.
cheers for all your help.
Rob.
cheers for all your help.
Rob.
love it lol