Help changing track control arm please...
Mar 20, 2014 | 03:20 PM
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From: High Peak
Help changing track control arm please...
I am in the process of changing the drivers side track control arm on my series 2...
Mar 20, 2014 | 04:32 PM
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From: Colchester,essex
One side is indeed a reverse thread. Can't remember which off hand tho
Mar 20, 2014 | 06:13 PM
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From: Lincs.
Should be able to tell by the thread of the ARB that you can see poking out past the nut if it's a left-hand thread.
Or try turning it the other way..
Mar 20, 2014 | 06:51 PM
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From: High Peak
What an absolute nightmare of a job! Yeah it was left hand thread... took a while but I got there
cheers
Mar 20, 2014 | 08:14 PM
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
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From: dublin
I soaked the be-jasus out of it in penetrating fluid! Was still lot more effort then it looks
Mar 20, 2014 | 08:33 PM
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From: wat'FORD'
Had this problem years back I'm sure from memory the drivers side is the left handed thread
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Help changing track control arm please...
