Droplinks..

[Rich_p 23]

I need to replace both my front droplinks at the weekend.

 

Should I do this with the car on the floor or should I jack it up and remove the wheels?

[Baz 421]

Jacked up because then the ARB won't be under any load, and wheels off just for access really. Pretty simple job.

[Rich_p 23]

Jacked up because then the ARB won't be under any load, and wheels off just for access really. Pretty simple job.

 

So it will settle itself in the correct position once I lower it right?

[tri_longer 25]

Jacked up because then the ARB won't be under any load, and wheels off just for access really. Pretty simple job.

 

Not when the sodding nuts are seized

[M@tt 77]

tbh i just jack up one side at a time and use the jack handle to lever the ARB off the bottom of the drop link using the underside of the wishbone, once i've undone the nut. Pretty quick and easy (assuming as mentioned nuts come off nice and easy )

 

angle grind the buggers off if they wont play

 

and when you refit the new ones cover the threads in copper slip to prevent future seizing

[tri_longer 25]

angle grind the buggers off if they wont play

 

That's exactly what i set out to do until i discovered my nice new shiny angle grinder didn't actually have anything in the box to grind angles with.

Edited June 12, 2008 by tri_longer

[M@tt 77]

check out Aldi for super cheap grinding discs! got a massive pack of varying thickness ones for about £3 iirc

[tri_longer 25]

check out Aldi for super cheap grinding discs! got a massive pack of varying thickness ones for about £3 iirc

 

Guess where the angle grinder came from. I had no idea that there were none in the box until I cam to use it.