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Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:37 pm
by stys0n84
Had the drivers wheel off this morning contemplating adding poly bushes that came with the car. I noticed the drive shaft was resting on something. There is a rubber bush on top of the wishbone that did have a metal bracket over it but the bracket has snapped / rusted away.
My question is what is this rubber on top of the wishbone used for and what is the easiest solution to get it back to how it should be: Weld a new bracket on? New wishbone?
Is it something seriously wrong? Because it doesn't seem to fulfil any function where it is apart from being a rest for the drive shaft!
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:45 pm
by Tim_R
Sounds like its the anti roll bar bush, is there a round metal bar going through this bush?
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:55 pm
by stys0n84
Nothing just the rubber and snapped bracket.
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:00 pm
by ianaudia4
A picture!
http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/COR/1990/13/52/
Click the top discription.
If it is number 15 it is the outer ARB bracket.
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:23 pm
by stys0n84
Looks like 17 pipe clip and 15 rubber mounting. Hmm if that's the case I'm missing an ARB!
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:40 pm
by ianaudia4
stys0n84 wrote:Looks like 17 pipe clip and 15 rubber mounting. Hmm if that's the case I'm missing an ARB!
It sounds like you are mate
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 8:24 pm
by stys0n84
I looked at this again and I'd just not been able to see the ARB fully when I'd had a quick look.
Has anyone ever changed these brackets? I can't work out how to remove them. They are attached with bolts underneath the wishbone but the thread seems to 'be part of the wishbone itself and I can't work out how to get the unit out as its part of the wishbone as far as I can tell
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 8:35 pm
by Nate
they're just u shaped clamps with nuts on the other side of the wishbone. nuts off then persuade out with a knockometer
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 8:43 pm
by stys0n84
So the plate that is on the top side where each end of the bracket connected will just come off with a good belt from beneath on the bolt? Cool, I did think that but the plate didnt budge when I waggled the bolt from below, its hopefully just full of crap and that's why it's seized.
Thought it best to check before getting energetic with 'old faithful'.
Re: Rusty Bones
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 2:10 pm
by Nate
This is what they look like. Just tap the studs thru thé arm