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[Gaffers]

Hi all,

I know in the how2 it says to change the bolts but I was in the process of changing the drop links which were far too easy compared to the steering idler yesterday which was a bit of a pig.  So I was looking at these new wishbones I have to put on and thought I could have a go at that today....

...but I dont have the new bolts.... is it that crucial or can I get away with reusing the old ones.  :-/


All opinions welcome  

[TheBoy]

I used to, as I tend to buy some with wishbones, but its not necessary.

When Marks DTM rebushed my MV6 ones a couple of months back, we reused old bolts.

[Gaffers]

I used to, as I tend to buy some with wishbones, but its not necessary.

When Marks DTM rebushed my MV6 ones a couple of months back, we reused old bolts.

sweet!  off back out now.....

[Marks DTM Calib]

Nope, as they are angle torqued but not to the point of yield (like head bolts are0....

[Gaffers]

one side done, a bit fiddly to get the rear bush in place but its all back now.  Hopefully get no more knocking sounds  

[manny]

Hi all,

I know in the how2 it says to change the bolts but I was in the process of changing the drop links which were far too easy compared to the steering idler yesterday which was a bit of a pig.  So I was looking at these new wishbones I have to put on and thought I could have a go at that today....

...but I dont have the new bolts.... is it that crucial or can I get away with reusing the old ones.  :-/
What made the idler a pig of a job as im doing mine in the next couple of weeks?

All opinions welcome  

[manny]

Hi all,

I know in the how2 it says to change the bolts but I was in the process of changing the drop links which were far too easy compared to the steering idler yesterday which was a bit of a pig.  So I was looking at these new wishbones I have to put on and thought I could have a go at that today....

...but I dont have the new bolts.... is it that crucial or can I get away with reusing the old ones.  :-/
What made the idler a pig of a job as im doing mine in the next couple of weeks?

All opinions welcome  

What made the job a pig as i plan to do mine ?

[Gaffers]

Hi all,

I know in the how2 it says to change the bolts but I was in the process of changing the drop links which were far too easy compared to the steering idler yesterday which was a bit of a pig.  So I was looking at these new wishbones I have to put on and thought I could have a go at that today....

...but I dont have the new bolts.... is it that crucial or can I get away with reusing the old ones.  :-/
What made the idler a pig of a job as im doing mine in the next couple of weeks?

All opinions welcome  

What made the job a pig as i plan to do mine ?

The difficult part was getting the ball joint thread to stay put as the old nuts came off and the new plastic topped nut went on.  I found a monkey wrench was best with just the right amount of grip so as not to kill the ball joint gaiter.  But it was quite fiddly.....  

WRT to the wishbones.  I completed them last night after a few distractions.  The left (ns) hand drop links came out easy and the wishbone was tough to get out but putting the new one in was a peice of pish.  On the other side the drop links were a bit of a bugger but came out evenually, whereas the drivers side rear bush had somehow gotten trapped at an angle in the bolt hole.  This made extraction difficult but after a bit of gentle pursuasion it came free.

The really difficult part was next. Getting the rear bush aligned properly and the bolt into the hole.  I got the holes lined up as much as possible - this required going right underneath the car, dont do this unless you have lots of axel stands supporting the car at various points.  I then fashionned a dropper out of a wire coat hanger and fed it down through the engine bay as close as I could to the hole.  Using the front bush bolt I then wiggled the bush until the bolt started to drop into the bush and then followed it up using bar extensions and a hammer to tap it home.

Just waiting to get the car geometry setup now after a very rewarding weekend's work  

[Markjay]

In would have changed the bolts, just because TIS2000 says so. But the local dealer did not have them in stock, so I was about to change the wishbones and re-use the old ones (as the government would say, this is NOT a U-Turn. I have always said clearly that I will either re-use the bolt or not, as the case may be. Clear as mud, that is...). Then I sold the car before having a chance to fit the new wishbones, which I believe are now on Mike Dundee's car... does this help? er..not really I guess...