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rear antiroll bar bush cant get them on

Old 23-01-2008, 08:53 PM
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Default rear antiroll bar bush cant get them on

i was trying to get the rear anti roll bar bush and link onto the anti roll bar tonight and holy mary mother i could not slip them on, i tryed grease washup liquid spray lube and no joy is there a nack or is it just brut force....
Old 23-01-2008, 09:20 PM
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are these the ones with the small bushes at each end mate? if so great we're both gonna be stuck
Old 23-01-2008, 09:35 PM
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use a big pair of grips to span the link and the fitting and they pop on easy
Old 24-01-2008, 03:23 PM
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i used a vice and grease to put them on the antiroll bar fitted it to the car then as above i used mole grips grease and somthing to protect the powdercoating.
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they are twats

like radman says, big grips, remember to put some tape on so u dont damage your paint or powder!!
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lovely guys thanks ill give it a whirl
Old 25-01-2008, 03:26 AM
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drop the clamps to make it nice and easy to fit, then just jack the roll bar back up after

Can you get poly bushes for these?
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I used a G-clamp
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put a socket on the end of the drop link
use a g clamp to tighten it up
eventually it will pop on
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