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By the way Rytis, all my Sisters are taken already, sorry
By the way Rytis, all my Sisters are taken already, sorry
General Knocking, front end of multipla
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I have a beautiful wife of my own, you don't have to offerBy the way Rytis, all my Sisters are taken already, sorry
Liking this guys style...
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Guys i cant recommend Rytis @ manodalys highly enough.
Very friendly...quick to reply...does the best he can with the shipping...(ie splits stuff up)
Gives tracking numbers if you require.
And hes great value for Money.
Marty.
Very friendly...quick to reply...does the best he can with the shipping...(ie splits stuff up)
Gives tracking numbers if you require.
And hes great value for Money.
Marty.
So, I paid £60 via Paypal, at around 0800 on the 25th.
I was going to try to find out which parcel service my bits came under once they reached the UK, so I could use the tracking numbers that Rytis gave me...but they arrived at my door just over an hour ago
Nice little air freshener thrown in as well, Rytis, you're a Star :slayer:
Thank you!
I was going to try to find out which parcel service my bits came under once they reached the UK, so I could use the tracking numbers that Rytis gave me...but they arrived at my door just over an hour ago
Nice little air freshener thrown in as well, Rytis, you're a Star :slayer:
Thank you!
I'm hoping to get time to fit these sometime this weekend, weather permitting (I really should clear out my Garage/Workshop sometime...).
Does anyone know if it can be done by just dropping the struts away from the mountings, i.e. without having to remove the lower end from the hub assembly?
Does anyone know if it can be done by just dropping the struts away from the mountings, i.e. without having to remove the lower end from the hub assembly?
I didn't do it that way because I replaced everything below it when I did mine, but from memory, I'd say there's a good chance that you'll be able to do it the way you've suggested. Once the top plate bolts are removed, there's a fair bit of free play all round.
Are you keeping the old turntable bearings?
Are you keeping the old turntable bearings?
Well, that'll depend on their condition of course, but I'm hoping they're OK...
Bearings were fine, thankfully
Had to remove the struts in the end, as I couldn't undo the top nut.
I doubt I could have compressed the springs enough in-situ anyway, as there's not really enough room around them to use the compressors safely.
Still had problems with them removed.
The top nut was so tight that the top of the strut rod (takes an Allen key) split when I tried to undo it.
I had to grip the top washer in the vice to 'crack' the nut on both struts, then I managed to stop the rod spinning by gripping the upper end of the rod with a pair of vice-grips (Facom 'Mole' grips).
It marked the rod, but it's covered by the bump-stop, so no worries.
In all, not a horrendous job, even with the hassle I had undoing the top nuts.
Had a bit of fun with the ARB as well.
While removing the top end of the R/H link-rod, the joint started to spin, no big deal, just grip the other side with the vice-grips (it was almost off before it started to spin), no surprises there.
What was a surprise though, was that as soon as the link rod was disconnected, I was able to lift the end of the ARB up out of the way
It took a second for what I'd done to sink in, then I thought, "It shouldn't do that!"
The bar was sheared just the other side of the R/H clamp block...bu**er.
Must have happened when my Wife hit that pothole back in December, and wrecked the left tyre.
I feel another claim from the council coming on . . .
Had to remove the struts in the end, as I couldn't undo the top nut.
I doubt I could have compressed the springs enough in-situ anyway, as there's not really enough room around them to use the compressors safely.
Still had problems with them removed.
The top nut was so tight that the top of the strut rod (takes an Allen key) split when I tried to undo it.
I had to grip the top washer in the vice to 'crack' the nut on both struts, then I managed to stop the rod spinning by gripping the upper end of the rod with a pair of vice-grips (Facom 'Mole' grips).
It marked the rod, but it's covered by the bump-stop, so no worries.
In all, not a horrendous job, even with the hassle I had undoing the top nuts.
Had a bit of fun with the ARB as well.
While removing the top end of the R/H link-rod, the joint started to spin, no big deal, just grip the other side with the vice-grips (it was almost off before it started to spin), no surprises there.
What was a surprise though, was that as soon as the link rod was disconnected, I was able to lift the end of the ARB up out of the way
It took a second for what I'd done to sink in, then I thought, "It shouldn't do that!"
The bar was sheared just the other side of the R/H clamp block...bu**er.
Must have happened when my Wife hit that pothole back in December, and wrecked the left tyre.
I feel another claim from the council coming on . . .
You mean you snapped the ARB? That's quite an achievement!
I'd have thought that one of the drop link threads would shear before that happened.
I'd have thought that one of the drop link threads would shear before that happened.
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Yep, snapped clean through, I'll post a pic later.
The drop-link's mounting studs are in shear, so there's virtually no loading on the threads themselves.
The drop-link's mounting studs are in shear, so there's virtually no loading on the threads themselves.
Yeah, I meant the non-threaded section I suppose, but the even unthreaded bit is much smaller diameter than the ARB. Even in shear, it must be a fair bit weaker than the ARB in torsion.
There was a fair bit of corrosion on my old ARB where it goes into the bushes. Perhaps the same thing happened on yours and gave rise to a runaway fracture. Even so, and 18mm solid bar is a lot of metal to twist through.
There was a fair bit of corrosion on my old ARB where it goes into the bushes. Perhaps the same thing happened on yours and gave rise to a runaway fracture. Even so, and 18mm solid bar is a lot of metal to twist through.
Mine had a bit of corrosion on it, so that's a possibility.
The shocking state of our roads must cause a lot of damage to vehicles though, just ask Marty...
It's really got me annoyed recently, thinking about how much hassle/grief you have to go through if you want to claim for damages, just because they can't be ar**d to do their job properly.
Think about it for a moment, you hit a pothole that's severe enough to wreck a tyre and wheel, what do you do?
If, like me, you do any and all work on your car yourself (primarily because you can't afford any other option), you'd probably just replace the wheel (with a second-hand one) and tyre and then go through the balls-aching rigmarole of claiming for it.
The other option is just to give it to a garage to sort out, with all the extra expense that would entail (and no certainty of being able to claim it all back either) and possibly be without your car for a few days while they get the parts?
What if there's hidden damage, what if there's now a crack in some unseen part of the steering/suspension mechanism, just waiting to break when you're tooling down the outside lane of a busy motorway somewhere, doesn't bear thinking about does it?
And all because it's much cheaper for them to pay out on the few claims that people make, rather than maintain/fix the roads properly in the first place...:bang:
The shocking state of our roads must cause a lot of damage to vehicles though, just ask Marty...
It's really got me annoyed recently, thinking about how much hassle/grief you have to go through if you want to claim for damages, just because they can't be ar**d to do their job properly.
Think about it for a moment, you hit a pothole that's severe enough to wreck a tyre and wheel, what do you do?
If, like me, you do any and all work on your car yourself (primarily because you can't afford any other option), you'd probably just replace the wheel (with a second-hand one) and tyre and then go through the balls-aching rigmarole of claiming for it.
The other option is just to give it to a garage to sort out, with all the extra expense that would entail (and no certainty of being able to claim it all back either) and possibly be without your car for a few days while they get the parts?
What if there's hidden damage, what if there's now a crack in some unseen part of the steering/suspension mechanism, just waiting to break when you're tooling down the outside lane of a busy motorway somewhere, doesn't bear thinking about does it?
And all because it's much cheaper for them to pay out on the few claims that people make, rather than maintain/fix the roads properly in the first place...
:bang:
