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Wish me luck ........
« on: 08 January 2011, 21:29:50 »

Planning on changing the wishbones on the TD tomorrow.
 :D
Got a pair of Lemforders from Jason at All German Parts, and my friendly Vx parts people sourced new nuts/bolts at a very fair price too.
I've also Poly-bushed the front ends of each wishbone, thanks to Turk's advice!
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Then it'll be a trip to WIM for a full set-up!
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Re: Wish me luck ........
« Reply #1 on: 08 January 2011, 22:00:27 »

have fun ;D   just before my omega went i did both wishbones and it was easier than i thought    hope it all goes without problems :y
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« Reply #2 on: 08 January 2011, 22:04:52 »

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have fun ;D   just before my omega went i did both wishbones and it was easier than i thought    hope it all goes without problems :y
Cheers for that millwall me ol' bud! ;)
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« Reply #3 on: 08 January 2011, 22:09:33 »


Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   :y
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« Reply #4 on: 08 January 2011, 22:15:53 »

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We`ll need pictures! :y
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« Reply #5 on: 08 January 2011, 22:17:00 »

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Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   :y
Thanks Kneepad, these shouldn't be too troublesome, as they were separated quite recently when I removed the subframe to change the sump.
 :D
If only I had the new wishbones at that time eh?
The 'law of the sod' etc springs to mind!
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« Reply #6 on: 08 January 2011, 22:21:00 »

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We`ll need pictures! :y
Pictures are no problem Debs - hosting 'em up on to OOF hasn't been mastered by this scribe yet!
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Apparently, Photobucket isn't Mac-compatible ..... ooerr!
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« Reply #7 on: 08 January 2011, 22:39:16 »

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Pictures are no problem Debs - hosting 'em up on to OOF hasn't been mastered by this scribe yet!
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Apparently, Photobucket isn't Mac-compatible ..... ooerr!
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You could try:
http://www.imageshack.us/

Not sure if it's ok for macs but have a look.

Edit: just checked it will work with macs.  :y
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Re: Wish me luck ........
« Reply #8 on: 09 January 2011, 00:28:51 »

Good luck :y

So how much were your bolts?  I was quoted £30 at my local (useless) stealer >:(
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« Reply #9 on: 09 January 2011, 07:37:19 »

Good luck B, hope things go well. 8-) :y :y
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« Reply #10 on: 09 January 2011, 14:11:50 »

We will be waiting for the 'all clear' report......
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Re: Wish me luck ........
« Reply #11 on: 09 January 2011, 17:56:29 »

Phew - job done!
 :y
Taking my time, and working methodically, I reckon that start-to-finish was around three hours.
That included having to split/chisel-off the forward offside wishbone nut - so not too bad for a novice!
 :D
I followed chrisgixer's excellent guide: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285891052
Thanks for this Mr 'gixer!
 ;)

However, a couple of points to note:
* Being a TD, you really need to release the oil cooler pipes from the filter base, as you'll encounter considerable difficulty accessing/removing/refitting the rear (vertical) wishbone bolt.
Although the oil loss is minimal, a drip-tray avoided any mess here.

* With both sides of the car raised off the ground and securely supported with stands, disconnect BOTH drop-links as your first task after removing the wheels.
The anti-roll bar can then be positioned upwards so as to aid removal/refitting of the 'bones themselves. This also made refitting of the lower ball-joint reasonably straightforward.

* Give all the nuts/bolts a good spraying with Plusgas or similar a day or two prior to doing the work - this really paid off!

Thanks to everyone's supportive comments on here - much appreciated, believe me!
 ::)

It's now time to indulge in a nice hot bath, and thence sample some of Mrs Sethsmate's made home-made apple crumble with piping hot runny custard for tea - mmmmmm!
 ;)

Thanks again everyone, from The Valleys!
 :y :y :y :y :y    
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« Reply #12 on: 09 January 2011, 18:00:10 »

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Won't be a problem to a man of your talent.
The only bit I found difficult was getting the outer ball joint to locate in the knuckle at the back of the hub.
 In hindsight I should have undone the droplinks  at the top or bottom, would  have allowed more movement.
Anyway good luck with it.   :y

Snap ::) ::) ::)
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« Reply #13 on: 09 January 2011, 18:04:54 »

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Phew - job done!
 :y
Taking my time, and working methodically, I reckon that start-to-finish was around three hours.
That included having to split/chisel-off the forward offside wishbone nut - so not too bad for a novice!
 :D
I followed chrisgixer's excellent guide: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1285891052
Thanks for this Mr 'gixer!
 ;)

However, a couple of points to note:
* Being a TD, you really need to release the oil cooler pipes from the filter base, as you'll encounter considerable difficulty accessing/removing/refitting the rear (vertical) wishbone bolt.
Although the oil loss is minimal, a drip-tray avoided any mess here.

* With both sides of the car raised off the ground and securely supported with stands, disconnect BOTH drop-links as your first task after removing the wheels.
The anti-roll bar can then be positioned upwards so as to aid removal/refitting of the 'bones themselves. This also made refitting of the lower ball-joint reasonably straightforward.

* Give all the nuts/bolts a good spraying with Plusgas or similar a day or two prior to doing the work - this really paid off!

Thanks to everyone's supportive comments on here - much appreciated, believe me!
 ::)

It's now time to indulge in a nice hot bath, and thence sample some of Mrs Sethsmate's made home-made apple crumble with piping hot runny custard for tea - mmmmmm!
 ;)

Thanks again everyone, from The Valleys!
 :y :y :y :y :y    


Well done SM,  I must confess I didn't take the cooler pipes off when I did mine, and while awkward, it was still doable fairly easily. I recall the most difficult bit was retrieving a nut dropped into the chassis. :y :y :y
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« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2011, 19:20:04 »

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Good luck :y

So how much were your bolts?  I was quoted £30 at my local (useless) stealer >:(

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