ihpj
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- 1998 UK SOHC Explorer
Given the sun was shining and I had decided to wash the Ex. I felt I wanted to do more (as there were other jobs I wanted to avoid ) i decided to tackle replacing the front ARB Bushings.
Took me about 45 minutes all in and I'm very happy that it's done. I took a number of pictures that I will upload shortly; but this is what I did:
1. WD40 on the 13mm bolts and they came undone very easily.
2. Cleaned the brackets with fine emery paper and spent some time cleaning the ARB itself - nothing fancy just a quick rubdown.
3. Used a finger of fresh engine oil to lube the interior of the new bushings before fitting them onto the ARB.
4. Removed surface rust on the bracket and examined them for damage - thankfully all intact.
5. Used finger of said engine oil to lube the interior of the bracket before refitting.
6. Gave the bolts themselves (including thread) a quick twist and rub with emery paper to remove surface rust and refitted.
Although there was nothing suggest the bushings needed doing, they look intact and in quite good condition to me; I opted to do them as I had them in parts bin Not sure how they will improve the handling or if I will notice, but hey-ho I'm pleased as its another job I have been able to do myself.
I must also thank Howard for his counsel - it was helpful to talk through the job before tackling it
Any comments, please post them up!
...pictures will follow once mysore as charged.
Took me about 45 minutes all in and I'm very happy that it's done. I took a number of pictures that I will upload shortly; but this is what I did:
1. WD40 on the 13mm bolts and they came undone very easily.
2. Cleaned the brackets with fine emery paper and spent some time cleaning the ARB itself - nothing fancy just a quick rubdown.
3. Used a finger of fresh engine oil to lube the interior of the new bushings before fitting them onto the ARB.
4. Removed surface rust on the bracket and examined them for damage - thankfully all intact.
5. Used finger of said engine oil to lube the interior of the bracket before refitting.
6. Gave the bolts themselves (including thread) a quick twist and rub with emery paper to remove surface rust and refitted.
Although there was nothing suggest the bushings needed doing, they look intact and in quite good condition to me; I opted to do them as I had them in parts bin Not sure how they will improve the handling or if I will notice, but hey-ho I'm pleased as its another job I have been able to do myself.
I must also thank Howard for his counsel - it was helpful to talk through the job before tackling it
Any comments, please post them up!
...pictures will follow once mysore as charged.