How hard to change anti roll bar drop links?

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:03 am

will it cover it in a haynes manual? as i think mine need changing as i get a knocking noise over bumps and steering feels a bit wooly

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:15 am

well on the last mot it said slight play in arb drop link so i assume its that? or is it more likely to just be a bush? what do i need to look for?

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:41 am

For the front: Crack the wheel nuts, jack up, support with axle stands, take the wheels off, liberally soak the ends of the drop links in WD40, go to sleep. Remove the drop links the next day (should be a hole for an allen key to keep the ball joint still, then an open-ended spanner round the outside, but these can rust badly and might need angle grinding off!). Then put your new ones on. Dead easy if you can get the old ones off through the rust

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:51 am

how do i know if it def is the links? will it be obvious by looking if its the bushes? also will a haynes manual tell me how do do all these things, and to fit lowering sprins for example and things like that?

Post by **steve_earwig** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:52 am

Bonk, bonk, bonk.

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:12 pm

ive got the wheel off but cant see any obvious signs of wear/damage, ill go take a pic now tho

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:22 pm

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:03 pm

rang camberley auto factors and they have one in stock, £17.50 plus vat, is this about right?

Post by **steve_earwig** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:27 pm

Sounds ok, just make sure you get the right ones - yours are the early sort with the bottom pin straight down.

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:29 pm

my mot said nearside anti roll bar link has play so ill change the left one as they only have one in stock, and i looked at both sides and cant see any difference so ill go for the one it said on the mot

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:32 pm

so does the bottom bit of the drop link come off the same way as the top? allen key in and turn with spanner?

Post by **steve_earwig** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:36 pm

I'd guess so, have a squint from underneath.

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:18 pm

im having trouble with moving the nut, it just starts to spin if i use the ring end of the spanner

Post by **steve_earwig** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:23 pm

Perhaps you could use a socket wrench to get it moving, failing that could you hammer an 11/16th" on there?

jason1987 · Post by **jason1987** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:39 pm

i havent got an 18" spanner nor an allen driver, so im gonna have to go and get those tomorrow. hopefully it the wd40 will have made it looser by tomorrow aswell

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