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Powerflex inner arb bushes
- Thread starter rollerdan
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172
It might do, but you could end up cross threading it and ruining the thread, what i did was once the bolt was in at an agle, get a long thin bar like a crow bar and gently price on it till you can get the bolt in straight. Good luck i fitted mine few weeks ago and was getting really frustrated with them.
LY Megane R26
I did mine a couple weeks back, and it is a right ball ache
however the way I ended up doing it wasn't too bad with a bit of patience and time.
I used a set of large pliers like this....
I found them easier to use than mole grips. Then all I did was close them as much as possible and secure with a strong cable tie.
This brought the clamp closer to the subframe.
Then I used a small ish crow bar, or pry bar to push the clamp into position to line the holes up as much as I could then popped the bolt through enough to pull the crow bar away.
then I was able to put the nut on the back and tighten up.
It was very tight and like I said took a bit of time but I found it far easier tbh. Took me just over an hour to do the job.
however the way I ended up doing it wasn't too bad with a bit of patience and time.
I used a set of large pliers like this....
I found them easier to use than mole grips. Then all I did was close them as much as possible and secure with a strong cable tie.
This brought the clamp closer to the subframe.
Then I used a small ish crow bar, or pry bar to push the clamp into position to line the holes up as much as I could then popped the bolt through enough to pull the crow bar away.
then I was able to put the nut on the back and tighten up.
It was very tight and like I said took a bit of time but I found it far easier tbh. Took me just over an hour to do the job.
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LY Megane R26
Ill agree with the above, I was fortunate it wasn't raining though lol
My hands were killing after and when your on your drive constantly holding your head in the air you soon feel the pain the next day in your neck haha.
I did all of my arb bushes together, the outers were dead easy.
But all the agro from the inbred was worth it, the car feels loads better now.
My hands were killing after and when your on your drive constantly holding your head in the air you soon feel the pain the next day in your neck haha.
I did all of my arb bushes together, the outers were dead easy.
But all the agro from the inbred was worth it, the car feels loads better now.
Clio 172 Ph2
I haven't even looked at the inner bushes (and can't find any pics of them from under the car) but can I assume the 'bottle jack' method in guide linked below only works for the outer ones?
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?629224-clio-172-front-ARB-bushes-(very-easy)
That's the one I was planning on following!
I've also got the wishbone and twisted dog bone ones to do. :|
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?629224-clio-172-front-ARB-bushes-(very-easy)
That's the one I was planning on following!
I've also got the wishbone and twisted dog bone ones to do. :|
I used a small g-clamp to hold the bracket in the correct place.
It's easy with a g clamp and longer bolt
Put the longer bolt in and tighten to pull the bracket up - then put a g clamp on the bracket to hold it in place, remove longer bolt and put proper bolt in - job done
Took me no more than 30mins to do them both
Put the longer bolt in and tighten to pull the bracket up - then put a g clamp on the bracket to hold it in place, remove longer bolt and put proper bolt in - job done
Took me no more than 30mins to do them both
got up early this morning to crack on with it . Took me 45 mins with the right tools . Glad its done and out the way
