Dazh Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Just thought I'd put a quick guide up as I've just done mine in preperation for some major suspension work. I'm not insulting anyones intelligence as I know most people will know how this is done so this is meant as an easy guide for those that don't and want to have a go. To save time I bought two new rear links from where I work, reason being, the old ones might be past their best and it minimizes time the car will be off the road. Find a long bolt, a nut and several size washers. Firstly remove the inner sleeve by putting the bolt through the centre, see below Then use a socket the same size diameter as the alloy part of the link. Put the bolt though that, add the nut then tighten. As the nut tightens the sleeve will be pushed out Sleeve almost out When the sleeve is removed use the same method to pop out the rubber bushes. Find a washer smaller than the diameter of the bush then put the bolt through Again use the socket As you can see the bush gets pushed through The rubber bush compared to the polyurethane replacement Re assembly is basically the process reversed. Make sure the poly bush and inner part of the link is greased Instead of using the socket, use a large repair washer one side and a washer the same diameter or smaller than the bush on the bush side. The bush will most likely compress at an angle, but if you continue to tighten it will pop into place, see below Get some help from Lucian, our 15 week old Maine Coon Don't forget to grease and insert the new sleeve into the bush. Then continue with the other three bushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazh Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Sit back and admire your work Are you gonna feed me now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Good work mate, this is something i have never seen before and may come in handy when i get to work on the e34! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Good Write up Fella ! Well worth doing . And That Cattie is Sooooo Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazh Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Good Write up Fella ! Well worth doing . And That Cattie is Sooooo Cool Cheers, he is cool isn't he, they grow 2 to 3 times the size of a normal cat so at the minute he's eating us out of house and home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Blimey Yeah i bet ! Can be Expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Im not a cat lover but yours looks hench the second picture of him is great 'if youre names not down on the list you're not coming in' Great write up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Very useful indeed! Can you add the size of the washer and socket you used for reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy_Boy Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Nice work, although I'd question the point of poly bushing ARB drop links as they don't go *that* often and have little performance effect other than a knocking noise. You can get decent brand units from eurocarpart pretty cheaply which should last well over 50k miles. I changed my fronts when I bought my car at 82k miles as they were rattling. Since then, I've put on a further 30k without so much as a whimper. A bush that's often overlooked is the ARB mount bush (the one in the metal U bracket). I changed mine for BMW OEM units a few months back and it made one hell of a difference - they didn't look that worn either (although had covered over 100k miles). Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazh Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'd never buy from Euro mate they're one of my competitors Already got the poly D bushes fitted and a few more to fit aswell, but combine those with arb links in poly and there is definitley less body roll, sorry Neil can't remember what size washers or socket but its all self explanatory when you come to doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsaunders Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Cheers guys, really interesting topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
