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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rob.b.666 on 18 March 2007, 21:48:45
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Quick question again. Are these replacable by the 'average joe' - i.e. me, with a good general knowledge and experience of vehicle maintenance ?
I'm not looking at trying to replace the bushes, as I know this needs special tools and I know the front will need re-aligning, once done.
Any advice (a 'how to' would be good!) welcomed.
Cheers.
Rob
(P.S - ditto crank sensor !)
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Yes, apparantly easy done. Matchless, JasonH and others have done it recently.
Hang on and I'll find the link :y
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Yes. Even I have done it, so can't be too hard ;)
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1168126852/0#0
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Yes, apparantly easy done.
We'll see if I agree next weekend after I do mine. I may have some choice words about the matter. :P
It took me a lot longer to do the cambelt and cam cover gaskets than people said . . . ::)
:D
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I found removing the track rod end helped as it allows the strut to move a bit more. Also try and clean the crud off the thread of the drop link, it will make undoing the nut much easier if it doesn't have to cut through that on its' way out ... but I managed to do boith side of mine (eventually) and I'd never attempted it on any car before ... it's doing the nuts up afterwards that's difficult though, especially the vertical one - really you need ramps or a pit ...
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Is it worth buying a crank sensor off e-bay, or can we get trade club discount, via this forum ?
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The main challenge with wishbones is getting the bolts undone (you'll need an 18mm socket too).
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I found removing the track rod end helped as it allows the strut to move a bit more. Also try and clean the crud off the thread of the drop link, it will make undoing the nut much easier if it doesn't have to cut through that on its' way out ... but I managed to do boith side of mine (eventually) and I'd never attempted it on any car before ... it's doing the nuts up afterwards that's difficult though, especially the vertical one - really you need ramps or a pit ...
My struts will be out completely, not changing the droplinks though. Why do up the vertical bolt on the ground? It shouldn't move.
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Her I go again, Did mine last week, parts from VSC on e-bay, £55 for both wishys delivered to my door, excellent quality too... The job: Mmmmmmmmmmmmh :-/, tough stiff nuts! Not me, the Omega ;D ;D, But YES, easy job...
DC
GO FOR IT
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Why do up the vertical bolt on the ground? It shouldn't move.
from what I remember hearing, it's to do with the twisting of the rubber bush that occurs if you do the nut up tight with the car in the air & then lower it to the ground, this means it will then be under tension all the time and makes it wear faster ... apparently ... also, you're supposed to have 2 x 75Kg weights in the front of the car when doing the bolts up as well ...
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Why do up the vertical bolt on the ground? It shouldn't move.
from what I remember hearing, it's to do with the twisting of the rubber bush that occurs if you do the nut up tight with the car in the air & then lower it to the ground, this means it will then be under tension all the time and makes it wear faster ... apparently ... also, you're supposed to have 2 x 75Kg weights in the front of the car when doing the bolts up as well ...
That makes sense for the horizontal bolt, but doing the vertical bolt on the ground seems like overkill.
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Why do up the vertical bolt on the ground? It shouldn't move.
apparently ... also, you're supposed to have 2 x 75Kg weights in the front of the car when doing the bolts up as well ...
Could just ask two mates to sit in the car, while you nip them up (bolts, that is)!