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Title: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: terry paget on 21 December 2014, 15:43:13
There is a clonking in my nearside front suspension. With a son bouncing nearside corner up and down and me in the pit, I found that holding the nearside anti-roll bar near the bush, the noise stopped. My guess is that the bush is allowing the bar to hit the subframe. Ergo, the bush is knackered and needs replacing.

I hope I can do this by undoing the two screws holding the bush cap to the subframe, removing the cap and changing the bush.  Is that all there is to it? Should I change the pair while I am about it?
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: pauls on 21 December 2014, 17:32:46
I had mine done last year with polys. As said straight forward. Fit and forget :y
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: terry paget on 21 December 2014, 22:26:54
Has anyone done this job? Do I need to disconnect the drop links first?
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 December 2014, 22:33:25
Quote from: terry paget on 21 December 2014, 22:26:54
Has anyone done this job? Do I need to disconnect the drop links first?
Only thing that needs removing is the engine tray. 15 minute job :y
Bracket bolts can be done from above, but access is easier from underneath when it comes to swapping the bushes...
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: pauls on 21 December 2014, 22:38:52
Terry Chris did mine and iam sure he just undid the two bolts slid out the old one and put in the new ones.
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 December 2014, 22:42:29
Quote from: pauls on 21 December 2014, 22:38:52
Terry Chris did mine and iam sure he just undid the two bolts slid out the old one and put in the new ones.
You need to loosen all four clamp bolts, then undo two fully and the clamp can be twisted from under the other bolt. Just as easy to remove both bolts tbh :y
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: plym ian on 22 December 2014, 09:49:30
Managed to do mine from above. o/s was easy but n/s was a bit of a knuckle scraper :y
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 December 2014, 10:14:30
Quote from: plym ian on 22 December 2014, 09:49:30
Managed to do mine from above. o/s was easy but n/s was a bit of a knuckle scraper :y
The desmond has room to remove the radiator without dismantling half of the induction system... which probably helps ;)
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: plym ian on 23 December 2014, 07:48:51
Quote from: Taxi Al on 22 December 2014, 10:14:30
Quote from: plym ian on 22 December 2014, 09:49:30
Managed to do mine from above. o/s was easy but n/s was a bit of a knuckle scraper :y
The desmond has room to remove the radiator without dismantling half of the induction system... which probably helps ;)
True the advantages of having a smaller engine I suppose ;D
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: terry paget on 23 December 2014, 16:52:11
Got them both off. Haynes says put them back with the slits facing the rear of the vehicle. I found them with the slits facing forward. Does it matter? What should I do?

Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: 05omegav6 on 23 December 2014, 17:14:03
Refit as found...
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: terry paget on 23 December 2014, 17:41:37
Quote from: Taxi Al on 23 December 2014, 17:14:03
Refit as found...
Thanks. Will do.
Title: Re: knocking noise n/s anti-roll bar bush
Post by: terry paget on 24 December 2014, 11:08:57
job done. Thanks to all for help. Took me a little more than 15 minutes, though. Every bolt was tricky to undo, then tricky to replace, different approach to every bolt.

I send seasons greeting to all forum members, and thanks for the help received during the year, especially over the clutch replacement in January. In the past I have scrapped cars when clutches failed, and I have scrapped many. Not  any more. I shall need a bit more practice before I get down to JamesV6CD's time of 4 hours though.