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Apr 18th, 2011, 21:11 | #1 |
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ARB bush nut access
Well tried all the extensions i could lay my hands on, even went all the way from the top of the engine with extensions and an elbow got the socket on but could not nudge the bolt.
SO... I now have x2 service holes installed under brake pedal and in the passenger footwell, literally lifted the carpet, spent a while calculating the exact position of the nuts over a cupper and .... A lot of BANGS later a hole through the floor directly above the arb bush bolt, just the right size to pop an extension bar through the hole and pop a socket on the other end. Just an for anyone else needing to change the arb bushes. seems brutal but once all the carpet is back down you would never know. Just need to remember to treat the hole from rusting. |
Apr 28th, 2011, 18:19 | #3 |
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I need to do mine, hope I don't have to go that far..
I once had to re-attatch a gear link on a sierra that would have required the box and engine dropping out. Instead I removed the dash and chisled an access hatch in the trans tunnel to get to the link pin. TT |
May 4th, 2011, 13:50 | #4 |
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I would have never thought of that... lol. Dean, any photos of the project by any chance?
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May 4th, 2011, 14:16 | #5 |
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......it just shows you that you have to have that "get on with it attitude" to win.......that is a great practical approach to the problem.....makes you wonder why Volvo didn`t have that idea!!!!!........well done you.....
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May 4th, 2011, 14:38 | #6 |
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Have you considered cutting a slot in the threaded end of the bolt? Crack the bolt with a ring spanner and then, from under the car, use a flat head screwdriver to unscrew the bolt.
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I saw your post of yours baffler but I am not sure what exactly you meant.
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The reason I am asking is because last night I started hearing a clonk noise from the drivers footwell when I was breaking from 15-20 mph to a stop. I have not yet established the cause of the problem, but from what I have read it points to the ARB Bushes. |
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May 4th, 2011, 22:11 | #8 |
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Not sure if the arb's had been changed before but even with a soaking of pen oil for a couple of days before they were not budging. Seemed the simplist way.
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May 4th, 2011, 22:29 | #10 |
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believe me.
I have rebuilt entire cars, building a kit car, modded cars, dodged codged and bodged.. Converted from 2wd to 4wd, installed ABS. Nothing, is as difficult as doing these two bushes with the sub frame in place. I could remove the entire ford sierra front suspension blindfold in about half an hour. It took my 8 hrs to not successfully complete one side on this stupid design. I wasted some glorious time I could have been working on one of the more involving projects, I have ( counting......) 24+ abrasions on my hands. If I HAD to do it again. The subframe rear would be dropped. But instead it's going to the garage to be done, and I am doing some work for them to partly cover the cost Although My mechanic recons he can do it fairly quickly... TT |
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