Club G40 Forum
Technical => Chassis & Braking => Topic started by: z3i on August 24, 2013, 04:23:17 pm
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Been struggling like a penis to fit a 4 speed ARB so it gives more room for the blocks so as the lateral clamp doesnt eat away at it like it did on my 5 speed
the car has been in a crash and bent the lower arm, possibly bent the 5 speed roll bar?
im fitting it the same way as my 5 speed one came out, am i being stupid and trying to put it in upside down?
is pretty far out, and i cant get any of the bolts started. my 5 speed one was never this hard to do and im putting the 4 speed one in the exact same way as i did with my speed one
the chassis legs where an inch out when i fitted the subframe first time and welded it up, but shouldnt make much difference to fitting the arb?
im clearly doing something really stupid?
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also the whole front end is off so im hoping i can wiggle the 4 branch in there, anyone done this?
many thanks
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Does the frame thread on without the arb? If not it points to same manipulation as last time is needed.
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Yeah the frame threads on fine. After my beating, hammering, pulling and welding session the frame lines up just fine :) its only arb thats about half inch too far back
whilst im here, is there a trick on how to do the steering arms up with out the ball joint spinning inside itself?
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Re the anti-roll bar being too far back I seem to have a vague memory of the same happening on my mk2 escort and using a ratchet strap hooked to it with the other end hooked to my workbench to pull the anti-roll bar forward enough for the bolts to line up.
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Get some one to push each wheel fwd. Till it lines up... Undo arb to TCA bolts till they at last thread too
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Get some one to push each wheel fwd. Till it lines up... Undo arb to TCA bolts till they at last thread too
ok pete, cheers buddy. Is it a bit odd that my 5 speed one didnt do this though? Also do you think i will be able to sqeeze a 4 branch in there? I dont really want to take it off again. And is there a knack to doing up the steering arm ends?
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If they spin put jack and long bit of wood or something under balljoint and jack up
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Thanks pete! you legend! im so used to the ones with the torx in the middle so just had a brain fail. before ive reused the old nuts but got new nyloc ones
cheers
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I usually drop the ARB for exhaust fitting, makes it easier :)
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I usually drop the ARB for exhaust fitting, makes it easier :)
Thought i might have too :( back out she comes lol. Think ill have to drop the frame too?