Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Andy B on 27 August 2013, 19:32:02
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Just MOT'd the Omega this afternoon ready for taking to Newent (got shouted at for turning up in a Merc last year ::) ::)) talk about leaving it to the last minute ;D ;D.
It could do with ..........
a couple of tyres for the back (they were borderline last year :-[)
front offside wishbone bush .... singular ;)
a couple of brake pipes could do with a wire brushing & greasing up
If only I'd got my harris into gear a couple of weeks ago & I wouldn't be running around like the proverbial blue bottomed fly before Friday morning! ??? ???
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Not another Mot pass thread.
TB hasn't recovered from the last one yet. ;D
Where's Sassanach? (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/popcorn.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
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Not another Mot pass thread. ....
It's never had a fail ...... ;)
Just gott o decide if I want to replace the GM bushes like for like or polly bush the wish bones ..... not sure I want the firmness of polly though :-\ :-\ ............ which reminds me about the polly rear bushes that are still in my garage ??? :-[
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Happy days :y :y
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Nice One Andy, always good to hear :y
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Go for the polly.
Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.
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Well done mate..... but turning up to an omega meet in a merc ??? isn't that punishable by tyre thread? :-\ ;D
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Well done mate :y
And quite right too. You've showed off the Merc now follow OOF protocol - that's a good boy ;) :P
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Go for the polly.
Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.
+1 :y It doesn't feel harsh but I have lost that feeling that the front wheels are only held in place by old knicker elastic.
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Well done mate..... but turning up to an omega meet in a merc ??? isn't that punishable by tyre thread? :-\ ;D
It could be a combined oil & tyre thread .... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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now follow OOF protocol - that's a good boy ;) :P
Sorry dad! ::) ;) ;) :y
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Go for the polly.
Easier to fit and in my opinion make no difference to the softness of the ride just more responsive steering wise.
+1 :y It doesn't feel harsh but I have lost that feeling that the front wheels are only held in place by old knicker elastic.
OK I'll give them serious thought :y :y
any links/suggestions? ::)
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These are the ones I have fitted.
Powerflex Omega Bushes (http://www.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/product-details/Front+Wishbone+Front+Bush/1760.html)
(http://www.powerflex.co.uk/resize_image.php?image=80-902sWEB.jpg&sku=PFF80-902)
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These are the ones I have fitted.
Powerflex .....
Thanks Andy :y
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To recap current thinking - take a pair of front wishbones that don't look to shabby, remove the old bushes and balljoints and fit:
- Poly front bushes
- GM rear bushes
- quality balljoints (I lost track of the recommendations so I bought GM)
fit to car & get WIM to do full geometry.
I was a bit shocked at how much play there was around the bolts for the replacement balljoints. I centered them as close as I could but I could easily have assembled them with one arm effectively 10mm longer than the other. :-\
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Congrats :y Now you sure you got space for one more vauxhall ::) ;)
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& now SWMBO has asked if she can have the Omega on Fri to ferry our nephew et all to the hospital (fell off his bike last & broke his collar bone!) Arrrgh!